Tug crewman missing in GoM

A crewman is missing, and three rescued, after the Crosby Commander tug boat sank May 29 in the Gulf of Mexico some 30 miles south of Marsh Island, La. The Coast Guard and good Samaritan vessels are searching for that missing person. CG Sector New Orleans received a report around 5 a.m. that the tug was taking on water. Three of the four crewmen aboard were able to evacuate to a life raft before the tug sank and rescued by the vessel Andi Nicole. The 85-foot tug is owned by Crosby Tugs of Louisiana. (Source: Maritime Executive 05/29/17)