An unexpected storm with hurricane-force winds along coastal Louisiana turned over a vessel with 18 people on board.
A Coast Guard crew heads toward a capsized commercial lift boat Tuesday about 8 miles south of Grand Isle, La. (U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris via AP)
GRAND ISLE, La. (CN) – Six people have been rescued and another 12 are still missing after a commercial boat capsized Tuesday off Louisiana’s Port Fourchon in the Gulf of Mexico during bad weather, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and local officials.
Parish officials on Wednesday morning called for all marine operators to assist with the search for missing passengers.
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.
Crewmember of vessel recalls getting distress call of boat that capsized in Gulf of Mexico
Video shows rough waters on Tuesday near where vessel capsized, courtesy of Bruce Simon
and last updated 2021-04-14 14:55:31-04
CUT OFF, La. â A crewmember aboard the Papa P, a crew boat that was traveling in the Gulf of Mexico on Tueday, recalls when his ship got the distress signal of the Seacor Power, a 129-foot lift boat, which capsized Tuesday during severe weather.
Simon Bruce, of Cut Off, was aboard the Papa P, a 150 foot long boat out of Chauvin, Tuesday evening when his captain began getting May Day distress calls from the Seacor Power.
1 crewmember dead; Lafourche Parish officials asking for help searching for remaining 12 Search and rescue efforts are underway after a boat capsized off the coast of Port Fourchon during heavy storms on Tues., April 13. (Source: USCG) By Mykal Vincent and Rilwan Balogun | April 14, 2021 at 7:52 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 1:00 PM
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.
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