Monday, May 11, 2020

Missing crewman in south La. waters

 NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching early May 11 for a missing crewman of a commercial fishing vessel that was reported in the water offshore of Marsh Island, La. The crewman, identified as a 52-year-old male, went missing from Guiding Light 3 about 3 a.m. some 18 nautical miles south of Marsh Island. He is presumed to have fallen overboard. CG assets involved in the search is the cutter Skipjack; CG Air Station New Orleans MH-65 helicopter/crew; and a CG Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew. (Source: Coast Guard 05/11/20)