One dead, 12 still missing from commercial vessel capsized off Louisiana after six are rescued
Source: Washington Post
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One dead, 12 still missing from commercial vessel capsized off Louisiana after six are rescued
By Tim Elfrink, Paulina Firozi and Jason Samenow
April 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
As a ferocious storm whipped up towering waves off Louisiana on Tuesday, a commercial vessel carrying 19 people capsized in the Gulf of Mexico, sparking a mass rescue operation by the U.S. Coast Guard and a fleet of good Samaritans that continued into the next day.
One person was found dead on the surface, and a search effort continues for 12 people who are still missing, officials said during a Wednesday news conference. Six people had already been rescued and safely transported to shore.
The vessel was the 129-foot liftboat Seacor Power, according to Armond Batiste, a spokesman for Seacor Marine, which owns the vessel.
Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson told reporters that a crew of 19 was aboard the vessel when it departed at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Seacor Marine had told The Post that 18 people were aboard when it capsized.
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Tim Elfrink
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Paulina Firozi
Paulina Firozi is a reporter covering national and breaking news. She joined The Washington Post in 2017 and was previously a researcher for PowerPost's The Health 202 and The Energy 202 newsletters. Follow https://twitter.com/paulina_milla
Jason Samenow
Jason Samenow is The Washington Post’s weather editor and Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist. He earned a master's degree in atmospheric science and spent 10 years as a climate change science analyst for the U.S. government. He holds the Digital Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association. Follow https://twitter.com/capitalweather
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This incident occurred as severe storms unleashed wind gusts over 100 mph:
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