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Video: Search continues for 12 missing from capsized liftboat

Rescuers have recovered one body from the liftboat that capsized and are searching off Louisiana.

Marcus Hand, Editor

April 15, 2021

Six were rescued after the liftboat capsized on Tuesday 8 miles south of Port Fourchon and the US Coast Guard (USCG) said it had since recovered one more person who was unresponsive.

Search and rescue efforts continue to locate 12 more crew members who are missing.

“Our rescue crews have been diligently continuing the search and rescue efforts for the missing people from the capsized vessel,” said Capt. Will Watson, commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans.

“When it comes to search and rescue, each case is dynamic and no single case is the same as the next. Anytime our Coast Guard crews head out for search and rescue, it is always our hope to safely bring those people back and reunite them with their friends and families.”

Coast Guard rescue crews have searched more than 1,440 sq miles in a 40-hour period.

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Marcus Hand

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

Conferences & Webinars

Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

Goodbye Globalization? Red Sea Impacts Reviewed, EGN Singapore (Executives' Global Network) webinar, February 2024
Offshore Marine Breakfast Forum at Sea Asia 2023
Sustainable Finance, Shipping & Technology at Hong Kong Maritime Week 2022
Building & Operating Dual-Fuel Vessels, February 2022
Shipping’s Decarbonisation Challenge – The Role of Technology and Digitalisation at Hong Kong Maritime Week 2021
The Challenge Faced by Ship Registries in a Digital and Post-Pandemic Era, October 2020
The Future of Transhipment Hubs Post-Pandemic, November 2020
Offshore Marine Breakfast Forum at Sea Asia 2019

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