Coast Guard coordinates cleanup after deadly SEACOR Power capsizing
Newly formed Unified Command overseeing wreckage cleanup and assessing environmental harm off Louisiana coast 2 minutes read Coast Guard crew searching for missing crew members of the capsized SEACOR Power lift boat April 13, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
The Coast Guard announced Monday that it has formed a Unified Command to remove wreckage in the wake of the deadly SEACOR Power capsizing.
The commercial lift boat capsized April 13, 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It was contracted to Tallus Energy to conduct oil well work.
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Of the 19 passengers and crew on the SEACOR Power, six were rescued. Five were recovered deceased and eight remain missing. Early last week the Coast Guard called off the search for the missing crew members after looking for them for a cumulative 175 hours, covering more than 9,000 square miles.
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The U.S. Coast Guard will suspend its search for the remaining missing SEACOR Power lift boat crew members 8 miles south of Port Fourchon.
Eight crew members remain missing out of 19 on board at the time of the accident.
Coast Guard boat and aircrews, local agency crews and good Samaritans searched for a cumulative 175 hours, covering over 9,200 square nautical miles. The search will end at sunset on Monday.
“We extend our appreciation to everyone who volunteered to assist during the search effort. Suspending a search is one of the toughest decisions the Coast Guard has to make,” said Capt. Will Watson, commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. “Our crews searched continuously over the past six days with the hope of bringing the missing crewmembers home to their loved ones. I would like to extend my deepest and most sincere condolences to the families, friends and loved ones–all those impacted by this terrible tragedy. I know that this is an
April 15, 2021
Update (6:19 p.m. CDT): Divers knocked on the hull of the SEACOR Power on Thursday without hearing a response. Dive operations have been secured for today to plan to resume Friday.
The Coast Guard is continuing the search overnight with air and surface assets.
Sadly there’s not much new news in the massive search for 12 people still missing from the SEACOR Power.
A Coast Guard update on Thursday, its first in nearly 24 hours, said the search is continuing approximately 8 miles south of Port Fourchon and surrounding waters.
Divers are on scene today to conduct an assessment and begin operations in support of the ongoing search and rescue effort.