The Seacor Power, an oil industry vessel, flipped over Tuesday in rough seas
It left Port Fourchon in Louisiana bound for an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico
Four people are confirmed dead, six were rescued and nine remain missing
On Sunday Talos, owner of the oil platform, said decision to sail was not theirs
They said Houston-based Seacor Marine decided to launch the Seacor Power
How a thunderstorm with hurricane might can capsize a ship
Nathan Howes
Saturday, April 17th 2021, 2:37 pm - An unrelated ship in the general vicinity of Port Fourchon, La. recorded a wind gust of 188 km/h, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane.
While ships capsizing during rough waters at sea is not unheard of, this particular storm that sank a vessel on Tuesday had some extraordinary powers.
The 129-foot Seacor Power liftboat came across a line of potent thunderstorms shortly after launching from Port Fourchon Tuesday afternoon. The ship was around 13 kilometres south of the port when it issued a distress call just before 4:30 p.m.
Death toll in Seacor Power disaster rises to four as dive teams recover two bodies inside the capsized liftboat and families hold out desperate hopes for nine missing men
Dive teams discovered two bodies in the engine room of the Seacor Power on Friday off the Louisiana coast
Nine men remain missing, four are confirmed dead, and six were rescued after Tuesday s capsize
Families hold out desperate hopes that missing crew may be alive in air pockets inside the oil exploration boat
Crew of 19 was aboard when the unwieldy liftboat overturned in hurricane-force winds in the Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard vowed to continue the search overnight Friday and into Saturday, weather permitting