CG suspends search on Miss. River

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a person in the water in the Lower Mississippi River between mile markers 110-164 near Gramercy, La., on May 14. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the tugboat Miss Courtney that a crewmember had gone missing. He was last seen at approximately 11:15 p.m., Sunday. The crewman was described as being Hispanic and in his early 30s wearing dark clothing. Searchers include an MH-65 from CG Air Station New Orleans; an HC-144 from CG Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala.; CG Station New Orleans's 29-foot response boat; and the Port Authority motor vessel Responder.