UPDATE: GC calls of search on Miss.

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water after a towing vessel capsized at mile marker 55 on the lower Mississippi River north of Point a la Hache, La., in the evening of March 18. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification at 8:12 p.m. of the 54-foot inspected towing vessel Seattle Slew capsizing in the Mississippi River near Myrtle Grove Fleet. Three people were on board. Two were recovered. One is remains missing. CG assets conducting the search include an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew, 45-foot response boat/crew. There is a waterway closure from mile markers 55 to 58. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (Source: Coast Guard 03/18/19) UPDATE: The CG suspended its search March 19 for a person who went into the water after a towing vessel capsized on the lower Mississippi River. CG crews searched some 158 square-nautical miles for about 18 hours. The towing vessel was located by Turn Services outside the ship channel at mile marker 57. The Mississippi River has been re-opened to all traffic with restrictions requiring minimum safe speed and wide berth from mile markers 56 to 58. The incident is under investigation. Plaquemines Parish law enforcement sources told New Orleans' WWL-TV that the missing crewman was the captain of the vessel, David Mills of Marrero, La. The two crew members that jumped overboard were taken to University Medical Center and were in good condition.