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Sixth body recovered after ship with 19 on board capsized last week off the Louisiana coast
A sixth body has been recovered several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, where a commercial vessel capsized on April 13, according to the Lafourche Parish Coroner.
There were 19 people on board the 129-foot commercial liftboat, known as Seacor Power, at the time of the capsize, according to the US Coast Guard. Six people were rescued, six bodies have been recovered and seven people remain missing.
Officials say the details of the ship’s mission and where it was going are still under investigation. Liftboats are used to service oil platforms and other offshore assets like wind farms.
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Almost a week after a commercial vessel capsized off the coast of Louisiana, the U.S. Coast Guard has made the decision to suspend its search for the ship s remaining missing crew members.
Out of the 19 passengers aboard the Seacor Power vessel, six have been rescued, five have been found dead, and eight remain missing, according to Captain Will Watson, the commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. We ve had to make the difficult decision to suspend search and rescue efforts at sunset today, Watson announced during a press conference on Monday. This does not mean the case is closed. At any time, we might receive new information that would compel us to resume the search. But with that said, our focus will begin to shift.
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