Lift Boat Disaster: United Cajun Navy continues search by air with plea for shrimpers to help The Seacor Power capsized on Tuesday, April 13. (Source: Captain Josh Howard) By Natasha Robin | April 21, 2021 at 5:51 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 8:32 AM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The United Cajun Navy continues to search for missing Seacor Power crewmembers by air, but family members are now asking shrimpers to get involved in the search.
The United Cajun Navy is
Terrell says the shrimpers are answering the call.
“This is the first time I’ve been involved in something like this. If they’re searching for missing people and recovery, whatever they catch will not get out of the [shrimper’s] net,” says Terrell. “We’ve had over 100 captains that have already offered their services.”
Second body recovered 33 miles from Seacor Power site; divers yet to get inside vessel
Lift Boat Disaster update Friday at Noon By Mykal Vincent | April 16, 2021 at 12:55 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 3:43 PM
GRAND ISLE, La. (WVUE) - A second body has been recovered from the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 33 miles from where the Seacor Power capsized Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed Friday.
Officials say the body was spotted by an aerial crew around 7:10 p.m. Thursday night. A Coast Guard boat was deployed to recover the body Friday morning.
“Now 68 hours in,” Spencer Gremillion, a friend of some crewmembers, wrote on Facebook. “The weather conditions have still been rough, but they’ve been able to run lines to numerous entry points. They have still yet to go inside of the boat. We’re unsure why there isn’t more that can be done.”
1 dead, 6 rescued, search on for 12 others after boat capsizes south of Louisiana
Search continues for missing passengers from capsized lift boat By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM CDT - Updated April 15 at 3:08 AM
GRAND ISLE, La. (WAFB) - The search continued Wednesday morning for 12 people believed to be missing after a 129-foot boat capsized south of Port Fourchon during a strong storm Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. Coast Guard officials told reporters late Wednesday morning crews found one body off the coast and six people have been rescued.
Officials say they are currently searching for the rest of the vesselâs crew despite weather conditions.
6 rescued, search on for others after boat capsizes south of Louisiana
Search and rescue underway near Grand Isle after boat capsizes By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 8:19 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 10:32 AM
GRAND ISLE, La. (WAFB) - The search continued Wednesday morning for 12 people believed to be missing after a 129-foot boat capsized south of Port Fourchon during a strong storm Tuesday afternoon.
The United States Coast Guard is leading the search with crews from as far away as Corpus Christi, Texas. The Coast Guard arrived on the scene within 30 minutes and rescued two victims.
Private boaters in other vessels rescued an additional four victims from the water, the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard calling for help searching for 12 missing crewmembers; 1 dead
USCG calling on all marine operators to assist in search of missing workers By Mykal Vincent and Rilwan Balogun | April 14, 2021 at 7:52 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 11:31 AM
GRAND ISLE, La. (WVUE) - Officials are asking for all marine operators to assist in the search for at least a dozen workers after a lift boat capsized off the coast of Port Fourchon on Tuesday afternoon.
Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says the United States Coast Guard is asking for any and all help from boat operators in the area.
Chaisson says he is worried about the potential for more bad weather expected on Wednesday but says they will deal with that when the time comes.