CG suspends Vermillion search

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a person aboard an overdue vessel in Vermillion Bay, La., on Nov. 8. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report from St. Mary Sheriff’s Department at 8:35 p.m. Thursday of an overdue vessel. It is a tan and white 17-foot Boston Whaler with a trawling system off the stern. The man aboard left Cypremort Point, and was scheduled to arrive at Marsh Island on Thursday afternoon. Anyone with information are requested to contact CGS New Orleans’ command center at (504) 365-2209. (Source: Coast Guard 11/08/19) UPDATE: The CG suspended its search for one person aboard an overdue vessel in Vermillion Bay, La., on Nov. 9.