On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the Seacor Power lift boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico off of Louisian’s coast. The vessel was manned with 19 workers when it left Port Fourchon at 1:30 PM on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, the Coast Guard received a distress call from a good Samaritan at approximately 4:28PM.
Six members of the work crew have been rescued. However, as of the time of this blog entry, 2 fatalities have already been reported. The Coast Guard continues to search for the remaining 11 crew members.
The Alfred Firm’s maritime lawyers routinely help the families of maritime workers who suffer harm at sea. We will continue to monitor and update this story.
For more information about this tragic incident, please visit the following news sources:
https://www.chron.com/news/article/Families-hope-loved-ones-can-be-found-alive-in-16105843.php
https://www.fox8live.com/2021/04/14/lift-boat-disaster-what-happened/
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/13/us/grand-isle-louisiana-vessel-capsize
https://abcnews.go.com/US/rescued-missing-129-foot-lift-boat-capsizes-off/story?id=77059122