Family of Houma crewman presumed dead sues for $35 million in Seacor Power capsizing
The family of a Houma crewman presumed dead after an oilfield boat capsized in a storm April 13 has joined others suing the Seacor Power s owner and other companies over the incident.
Family members of 46-year-old Christopher Cooper Rozands filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeking $35 million in punitive and compensatory damages.
A day earlier, the widow of the boat s captain, 63-year-old David Ledet of Thibodaux, filed a similar lawsuit seeking unspecified damages.
In both cases, the families allege Seacor Marine, Seacor Liftboats or Talos Energy directed the boat to leave Port Fourchon and head into the Gulf of Mexico despite severe weather warnings. Talos owns the oil platform off Plaquemines Parish where the boat was headed when it capsized in a storm that at times packed hurricane-force winds.