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One person is dead and another 12 are missing after a boat capsized Tuesday afternoon during a severe thunderstorm in the Gulf of Mexico.  During a news conference Wednesday, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said six survivors have been found and multiple vessels are continuing to search for the missing 12.   Here is what we know so far.  What happened?   A oilfield liftboat called the Seacor Power departed Port Fourchon at the southern tip of Lafourche around 1:30 p.m. as thunderstorms began to roll in. The boat, which was headed toward Main Pass off Plaquemines Parish, capsized about 4:30 p.m. in about 55 feet of water eight miles south of the port.  

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