Towing vessel search suspended

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has suspended its search March 13 for Malon Dawsey and Karl Prince, two of the three people who were aboard the towing vessel Natalie Jean that sank March 12 on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of mile marker 90.5 on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. A good Samaritan vessel, Earl Gonsoulin, rescued one of the three. The river is closed from mile marker 89 to 90.5. There was an estimated 600 gallons of fuel aboard the Natalie Jean. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (Source: UPDATE 03/13/18)