Search ends for Seacor Power crew
Lift boat capsized off Louisiana coast last week
0 122 1 minute read The Coast Guard has suspended the search for eight Seacor Power crew members presumed dead. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
The Coast Guard announced Monday it was ending the search for eight crew members still missing from the Seacor Power.
“We’ve had to make the difficult decision to suspend the search-and-rescue efforts at sunset today,” Capt. Will Watson, commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, said during a media briefing.
The lift boat capsized last Tuesday 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
“Of the 19 passengers and crew, six have been rescued and brought safely to shore. Five unfortunately have been recovered deceased and eight persons remain missing,” Watson said.