Coast Guard Divers Hope To Reach 12 Missing In Capsized Ship Near Louisiana
The hope is that the 12 missing people have found air pockets to survive inside the Seacor Power, most of which is submerged in 50-foot seas.
STACEY PLAISANCE, KEVIN McGILL and JEFF MARTIN
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized liftboat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday, a rescue effort complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather.
The hope is that the 12 missing people have found air pockets to survive inside the Seacor Power, most of which is submerged in 50-foot seas about 8 miles (13 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast.
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Coast Guard divers hope to reach 12 missing in capsized ship
By STACEY PLAISANCE, KEVIN McGILL and JEFF MARTINApril 16, 2021 GMT
PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized lift boat prepared to enter the vessel Friday, a rescue effort complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather.
The hope is that the 12 missing people have found air pockets to survive inside the Seacor Power, most of which is submerged in 50-foot seas about 8 miles (13 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast.
“As long as the weather permits, the divers will try to gain to access to the vessel. That is the ultimate goal,” Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Galarza said early Friday.