NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a potential missing person in the Intracoastal Waterway somewhere between Morgan City, La., and Rockport, Texas, on March 2. The CG received a report of possibly missing 76-year-old white male, Jewel Johnson, and his 36-foot white trawling vessel, Poison. Johnson was headed west across the Intracoastal Waterway from mile marker 99 to mile marker 521 starting on Feb. 25. The trip is estimated to take six to eight days. Anyone with information are asked to contact the Eighth Coast Guard District at (504) 589-6225. (Source: Coast Guard 03/02/20)
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