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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
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
Coast Guard raced to make a last-ditch search for survivors on Friday eight miles off
Louisiana
Six men have already been rescued and Captain David Ledet, 63, was confirmed dead
Other survivors were spotted clinging to hull but retreated inside after one fell into the water
Rescuers hope the men could have found found air pockets inside the vessel to survive
Time is of the essence, because air pockets will eventually become depleted
Grim fears as Coast Guard reveals there have been no signs of life from the boat since Tuesday night