CG suspends search near Ft. Jackson

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard began searching for a person in the water near Fort Jackson, La., in the early morning of Nov. 10. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 5:41 a.m. of a vessel with three people aboard taking on water near mile marker 20 on the Mississippi River. The vessel sank. Two of the three people swam ashore. The missing person is a 27-year-old male who was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket. Entities involved in the search: MH-65 Dolphin helicopter/crew from CGAS New Orleans.; 45-Foot Response Boat/crew from CGS Venice, La.; Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office; state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; and the Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish. Additionally on Saturday, the CG is searching for a possible person in the water in relation to an unmanned kayak found on Lake Pontchartrain, about a half-mile north of the Southern Yacht Club. CGS New Orleans received a report of the camouflaged Ocean Kayak at 12:36 p.m. and launched CG personnel to search the area. for a possible missing person. (Source: Coast Guard 11/08/18) UPDATE: The Coast Guard suspended its search for a person in the water near Fort Jackson, La., on Nov. 11. Coast Guard crews from multiple units diligently searched 167 square-nautical miles for about 22 hours, but were unable to locate the individual, according to Cmdr. Michael Wolfe, a search and rescue mission coordinator at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. (Coast Guard 11/11/18)