CG suspends search in La.

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and local agencies were searching for a person in the water in the Port Allen Route near Belle River, La., on Feb. 11. CG Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 10 that a 14-foot skiff carrying four crewmembers from the ITV Melvin L. King struck a towing vessel. All four people entered the water at mile marker 41. Two were rescued on the bank of Port Allen Route. One body was recovered by the Iberville Sherriff Office. One crewmember is still missing.(Source: Coast Guard 02/11/20) UPDATE: The Coast Guard suspended its search for a person in the water in the Port Allen Route on Tuesday evening. Coast Guard crews searched over eight square-nautical miles of the river continuously for some 20 hours, but were unable to find the missing person.