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.
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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.”
Friends remember lift boat victim, Chalmette native, Larry Warren
Friends remember lift boat victim, Chalmette native, Larry Warren By Olivia Vidal | April 20, 2021 at 5:35 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 5:35 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lawrence Warren, 36, of Terrytown, is the latest crew member pulled from the capsized Seacor Power lift boat. Friends and family came together on social media to share the legacy he leaves behind.
âThis just breaks my heart,â said Gina Chaupette, a family friend. âI watched that little boy grow up. And itâs just. itâs terrible.â
Chaupette lived next door to the Warren family for 10 years prior to Hurricane Katrina. She said the news of Larryâs death came as a shock.
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.