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SEACOR Power Response; LA, Gulf of Mexico

NOAA initial notification: “On April 13, 2021, the USCG Sector Nola received report of a capsized 129' lift vessel approximately 7NM south of Port Fourchon in MSU Houma COTP Zone. The prime focus is on Search and Rescue. The vessel is carrying diesel fuel. The USCG requested oil trajectory. No shoreline […]”[1]

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“UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for remaining Seacor Power crewmembers U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/19/2021 02:04 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: 504-671-2020 After Hours: 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom Coast Guard is suspending search for remaining Seacor Power crewmembers […]” Current outcome is not independently verified by seahazards.[6]

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Initial notification excerpt: “On April 13, 2021, the USCG Sector Nola received report of a capsized 129' lift vessel approximately 7NM south of Port Fourchon in MSU Houma COTP Zone. The prime focus is on Search and Rescue. The vessel is carrying diesel fuel. The USCG requested oil trajectory. No shoreline impact anticipated.”

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  1. NOAA incident record opened

    Initial notification excerpt: “On April 13, 2021, the USCG Sector Nola received report of a capsized 129' lift vessel approximately 7NM south of Port Fourchon in MSU Houma COTP Zone. The prime focus is on Search and Rescue. The vessel is carrying diesel fuel. The USCG requested oil trajectory. No shoreline impact anticipated.”

    NOAA approximate incident area; not a vessel track (29.007°, -90.205°)

    NOAA Office of Response and Restoration

  2. USCG Press Release on SAR

    Source report excerpt: “IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 6 people from capsized vessel 8 miles south of Port Fourchon searching for more U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/13/2021 11:12 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: 504-671-2020 After Hours: 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 6 people from capsized vessel 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, searching for more Editors' Note: Click on images to download high-resolution version. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels rescued six people from a capsized commercial vessel Tuesday and are searching […]”

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  3. USCG Press Release 4/16/2021

    Source report excerpt: “UPDATE: 2 Seacor crewmembers recovered unresponsive by commercial divers during day 4 of rescue operations U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/16/2021 09:21 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom UPDATE: 2 Seacor crewmembers recovered unresponsive by commercial divers during day 4 of rescue operations NEW ORLEANS — Seacor contracted commercial divers from Donjon Marine Company who were diving on the capsized Seacor Power lift boat recovered 2 more unresponsive people Friday. Out of respect for privacy of the family members involved, the Coast Guard is not releasing the names of those […]”

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  4. USCG Press Release 4/18/2021

    Source report excerpt: “MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard, NTSB to provide updates to the Seacor Power response effort U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/18/2021 07:07 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: 504-671-2020 After Hours: 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom Coast Guard, NTSB, Seacor Marine to provide updates to the Seacor Power response effort WHO: Capt. Will Watson, commander, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, Mr. Andrew Ehlers, marine accident investigator, National Transportation Safety Board, and Mr. John Gellert, president, Seacor Marine WHAT: Updates to the Seacor Power response effort WHEN: 1 p.m. central, Monday April […]”

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  5. USCG Press Release 4/16/2021

    Source report excerpt: “UPDATE: Coast Guard recovers 1 unresponsive person Thursday night during search for missing lift boat crew U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/16/2021 02:49 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom UPDATE: Coast Guard recovers 1 unresponsive person Thursday night during search for missing lift boat crew NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard recovered one unresponsive person in the water Thursday near the capsized Seacor Power lift boat 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. A Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew spotted one person in the water at 7:10 p.m. while […]”

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  6. USCG Press Release 4/19/2021

    Source report excerpt: “UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for remaining Seacor Power crewmembers U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/19/2021 02:04 PM EDT News Release U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: 504-671-2020 After Hours: 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom Coast Guard is suspending search for remaining Seacor Power crewmembers NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is suspending its search Monday for the remaining missing Seacor Power lift boat crewmembers 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. Eight crewmembers remain missing. Coast Guard boat and aircrews, local agency crews and good Samaritans searched for a cumulative 175 hours, covering over 9,200 […]”

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NOAA IncidentNews 10265[1]
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  1. 1.SEACOR Power Response; LA, Gulf of Mexico ↗NOAA Office of Response and Restoration · 13 Apr 2021
  2. 2.USCG Press Release on SAR ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 16 Apr 2021
  3. 3.USCG Press Release 4/16/2021 ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 19 Apr 2021
  4. 4.USCG Press Release 4/18/2021 ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 19 Apr 2021
  5. 5.USCG Press Release 4/16/2021 ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 19 Apr 2021
  6. 6.USCG Press Release 4/19/2021 ↗NOAA IncidentNews · source report archive · 19 Apr 2021

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NOAAORR-10265 NOAA response record
SEACOR Power Response; LA, Gulf of Mexico.
LA, Gulf of Mexico.
1. On April 13, 2021, the USCG Sector Nola received report of a capsized 129' lift vessel approximately 7NM south of Port Fourchon in MSU Houma COTP Zone. The prime focus is on Search and Rescue. The vessel is carrying diesel fuel. The USCG requested oil trajectory. No shoreline impact anticipated.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS. TAGS: DERELICT.
3. POSITION 29.007N 090.205W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10265: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10265
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