The United States Coast Guard is assisting in the search for ‘multiple people in the water’ after at least one vessel capsized during a severe storm near Grand Isle, LA this afternoon.
Severe weather may have caused a 129 foot lift boat to capsize in the Gulf of Mexico, about 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. It s unclear how many people remain at sea.
Extreme weather capsizes vessel and leaves multiple people in the water near Grand Isle in Louisiana the-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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At least a dozen people are still missing off the coast of Louisiana after a commercial boat capsized in rough weather on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities have rescued six of the at least 18 passengers aboard the Seacor Power, a 39.3-metre workboat for the oil industry, after it capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Port Fouchon, a big fossil fuel hub in the state.
Louisiana capsizing - Coast Guard launch search for 12 people lost at sea as 129ft ship flips in microburst storm the-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.