News alert: Coast Guard searching for crew of capsized commercial vessel

Coast Guard crew rescuing people from capsized commercial lift boat Seacor Power.

The Coast Guard and multiple Good Samaritan vessels rescued six crew members Tuesday from a capsized commercial vessel 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, but the search continued for others and one crew member was confirmed dead.

Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency distress signal at 4:30 p.m. CT Tuesday from a commercial lift boat, and then issued an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB). Multiple Good Samaritan vessels responded to the UMIB.

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