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Rough weather likely to blame in deadly SEACOR Power capsizing

Coast Guard Unified Command team members looking at capsized SEACOR Power in Gulf of Mexico.

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Tuesday regarding the deadly capsizing of the SEACOR Power liftboat. The boat capsized on April 13 about 8 miles off the Louisiana coast.

According to the NTSB, there were 19 people on the vessel at the time of the accident.

Six people were rescued by the Coast Guard and good Samaritan vessels, six people died in the accident and seven were never found.

Related: News alert: Coast Guard searching for crew of capsized...

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Crews finish fuel removal after fatal SEACOR Power capsizing

Portable tanks full of diesel fuel drained from the capsized lift boat SEACOR Power.

Salvage crews have completed the removal of diesel fuel from SEACOR Power’s fuel tanks.

Related: Search ends for Seacor Power crew

The commercial lift boat capsized in severe weather 8 miles off the Louisiana Coast in mid-April. Of the 19 passengers and crew on board, six were rescued. Six were recovered deceased and seven were never found.

According to the Coast Guard, crews removed about 20,363 gallons of diesel fuel from the SEACOR Power using the hot tapping method. This involved drilling into...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crews-finish-fuel-removal-after-fatal-seacor-power-capsizing

Coast Guard coordinates cleanup after deadly SEACOR Power capsizing

Coast Guard crew searching for missing crew members of the capsized SEACOR Power lift boat.

The Coast Guard announced Monday that it has formed a Unified Command to remove wreckage in the wake of the deadly SEACOR Power capsizing.

The commercial lift boat capsized April 13, 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It was contracted to Tallus Energy to conduct oil well work.

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

Of the 19 passengers and crew on the SEACOR Power, six were rescued. Five were recovered deceased and eight remain missing. Early...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/coast-guard-coordinates-cleanup-after-deadly-seacor-power-capsizing

Search ends for Seacor Power crew

The Coast Guard announced Monday it was ending the search for eight crew members still missing from the Seacor Power.

“We’ve had to make the difficult decision to suspend the search-and-rescue efforts at sunset today,” Capt. Will Watson, commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, said during a media briefing. 

The lift boat capsized last Tuesday 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. 

“Of the 19 passengers and crew, six have been rescued and brought safely to shore. Five unfortunately have...

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2 more bodies recovered after Seacor Power capsizing

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the recovery of two more bodies from a boat that capsized Tuesday off the coast of Louisiana.

A total of 19 crew members were on board the Seacor Power, a commercial lift boat, when it overturned during rough weather 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

Six crew members were rescued Tuesday. Two bodies were recovered by Thursday, with two more found Friday, the Coast Guard announced.

The Coast Guard said it is continuing to search for the nine missing crew...

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Coast Guard calls capsizing of commercial vessel major marine casualty

Coast Guard crew attempting to make contact with potential survivors inside capsized Seacor Power, Thursday, April 15, 2021.

The Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels Tuesday rescued six crew members of the Seacor Power, a commercial lift boat, and recovered the body of another crew member. The boat capsized that day during rough weather 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Coast Guard was still searching for 12 crew members.

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

Coast Guard teams have searched for a combined 70 hours as of...

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Another one bites the dust: LNG shipping’s GasLog to delist

GasLog LNG ship

More shipowners have come to Wall Street than have left over the past half decade. Yet most of the new arrivals have been micro-cap stocks and some of the departures have been big names.

On Monday, liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping giant GasLog Ltd. (NYSE: GLOG) announced plans to go private. 

The delisting of GasLog follows on the heels of January’s agreement to fold Navios Containers (NYSE: NMCI) into Navios Partners (NMM), December’s “take private” announcement by Seacor (NYSE: CKH) and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/another-one-bites-the-dust-lng-shippings-gaslog-to-delist

Seacor to make cuts in Gulf of Mexico personnel

Seacor Marine Holdings Inc., Houston, has announced that it has cost reduction plans that include measures to reduce workforce, reorganize management structure, and closure and/or consolidation of certain facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, and Europe.

The company expects that upon completion of these initiatives, it will realize annualized recurring administrative and general savings of at least $8 million, representing approximately 17% of Seacor’s total administrative and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/seacor-to-make-cuts-in-gulf-of-mexico-personnel/

Seacor Marine announces departure of COO

The Seacor Leopard. Seacor Marine photo

Seacor Marine Holdings Inc., Houston, announced today that Robert Clemons has stepped down as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.

Clemons joined Seacor as executive vice president and COO in June 2017, and was previously the vice president and COO of Seacor Holdings’s Americas offshore division.

“On behalf of the entire organization, I thank Robert for his contributions over many years of service to the Seacor organization,” John Gellert, president and CEO...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/seacor-marine-announces-departure-of-coo/

Seacor Marine to acquire three PSVs from COSCO Shipping

The Rolls Royce UT771CDL design can accommodate an upgrade to a battery hybrid power solution. DNV GL rendering

Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. announced yesterday it would acquire three platform supply vessels from COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co. Ltd. for $46 million.

COSCO Zhoushan is an affiliate of COSCO Shipping Group, the world’s largest ship owner.  Thirty percent of the purchase price will be paid in cash and 70% will be paid under a four-year deferred payment agreement between Seacor Marine and COSCO Zhoushan. Half of the cash payment will be paid in the first quarter of 2019 with the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/seacor-marine-to-acquire-three-psvs-from-cosco-shipping/