Six people were rescued after a 175-foot liftboat capsized eight miles off Grand Isle, La., on Tuesday afternoon, a Coast Guard spokesman said. Rescue efforts continued into the night.
Commercial Boat Capsizes South Of Louisiana, Coast Guard Rescues 6
By Jaclyn Diaz
April 13, 2021
Updated April 14, 2021 at 12:22 AM ET
The United States Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels rescued six people from a capsized, commercial lift boat 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, La., in the Gulf of Mexico.
Efforts to rescue other potential crewmembers of the 129-foot vessel were ongoing as of 10 p.m. local time, the Coast Guard said in a press release.
Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Jonathan Lally told NPR earlier that when initial distress calls were made, there were conflicting reports that additional vessels may also be in trouble.
Multiple people in the water, rescues underway near Grand Isle
Video of high seas before vessel capsized during severe storm near Grand Isle, La. By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:56 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The United States Coast Guard is assisting in the search for âmultiple people in the waterâ after at least one vessel capsized during a severe storm near Grand Isle, LA this afternoon.
Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Jonathan Lally says his agency received reports of âmultiple vessels hitâ during a microburst of weather.
Lally says Coast Guard boats are in the water searching for victims. He says they are attempting to put helicopters in the air if they are safely able to due so as weather conditions there are still poor.
The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted Tuesday evening: '#HappeningNow the @USCG & multiple #goodSamaritan vessels are responding to a 265-ft capsized commercial lift boat south of Grand Isle.'
U.S. Coast Guard District 8
Originally published on April 14, 2021 10:11 am
Updated April 14, 2021 at 12:22 AM ET
The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels rescued six people from a capsized commercial lift boat 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, La., in the Gulf of Mexico.
Efforts to rescue other possible crewmembers of the 129-foot vessel were ongoing as of 10 p.m. local time, the Coast Guard said in a press release.
Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Jonathan Lally told NPR earlier that when initial distress calls were made, there were conflicting reports that additional vessels might also be in trouble.