CG searching for missing boater

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing boater in the Intracoastal Waterway west of the Harvey Locks near Amelia, La., on Tuesday (Nov. 19) afternoon. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report of a 16-foot aluminum skiff adrift (at mile marker 86) in the waterway. The vessel’s Louisiana registration number is LA1741FC. Involved in the search is a special purpose craft boatcrew from CG Station Grand Isle; and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from CGS New Orleans; and the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the skiff or the potential for a missing boater is encouraged to call Coast Guard Sector New Orleans at (504)-365-2533. (Source: Coast Guard 11/19/19)