Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued

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The Coast Guard is searching for 12 people still missing off the Louisiana coast after their offshore oilfield vessel capsized in hurricane-force winds. One worker’s body was recovered and six people were rescued.

A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Respone Boat-Medium boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat Tuesday, April 13, 2021, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. The Coast Guard and multiple other boats rescued six people onboard a commercial lift boat that capsized off the coast of Louisiana on Tuesday night and were searching for more, the agency said.

Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said earlier that winds were 80 to 90 mph and waves rose 7 to 9 feet high when the lift boat overturned. “He said that they were jacking down and they were about to head out, and I’m like, ‘The weather’s too bad. You need to come home.’ And he’s like, ‘I wish I could.’”

The Coast Guard received a distress message from a good Samaritan at 4:30 p.m. and issued an urgent marine broadcast that prompted multiple private vessels in the area to respond, saving four people, the agency said. Coast Guard crews rescued another two people.

 

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Holy shit. What kind of the marine supervisor & insurance surveyor gave a green light for a jack up oil rig to move as wind speed 50 knots? Buddha blesses my colleagues !

BloodSpite that's my worst nightmare. Just horrible

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