Wednesday, August 22, 2018

CG searching Lake Ponchartrain

NEW ORLEANS -The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a capsized vessel reported in Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana in the evening of Aug. 22. CG Sector New Orleans received a report at 7:30 p.m. from Jefferson Parish Police Department about a white-hulled vessel capsized a quarter mile east of Treasure Chest Casino in Lake Pontchartrain. Those involved in the search include GC Station New Orleans' 45-foot Response Boat and crew; CG Air Station New Orleans' MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and aircrew; and the Kenner Police Department. Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector New Orleans at (504) 365-2200. (Source: 08/22/18)