Families of some crew members killed after the Seacor Power capsized in the Gulf of Mexico have reached a settlement with the oilfield liftboat s owners.
Lawsuit claims Seacor ordered captain to sail before oilfield boat capsized; company disputes claim
Devin Bartolotta
A lawsuit filed Wednesday claims Seacor ordered the captain of its oilfield liftboat to sail into a storm that caused it to capsize, killing at least six of the 19 people aboard.
A company official had previously disputed the claim, saying the final decision on whether the 234-foot Seacor Power would sail rested solely with captain David Ledet of Thibodaux.
Yvette Ledet filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, seeking unspecified damages from Seacor Marine, Seacor Liftboats and Talos Energy. The latter company owns the oil platform off Plaquemines Parish where the Seacor Power was headed April 13 when it capsized in a storm packing hurricane-force winds.
The Associated Press
For a sixth day, rescue crews returned Sunday to a capsized oilfield boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, looking for nine crew members who have not been found, the Coast Guard said.
Officials have released little information about their continuous search in the murky seas surrounding the capsized Seacor Power some 8 miles off the coast since announcing divers found two bodies inside the liftboat Friday night.
Six people were rescued alive after the boat capsized Tuesday in a storm. Four bodies have been found one Wednesday, one Thursday and two on Friday.
Families of the missing crew members haven t given up that maybe they found an air pocket or are still alive.