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.
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