Monday, December 4, 2023

New: CG ends search for fisherman

UPDATE: the Coast Guard suspended its search at roughly 5:30 p.m. Monday for a missing commercial fisherman roughly 138 miles southwest of Port Fourchon, La., after more than 46 hours and over 2000 square miles searched. (CG 12/04/23)


NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is searching for a 35-year-old fisherman who fell overboard from the commercial fishing vessel Miss Winnie roughly 138 miles southwest of Port Fourchon, La., on Dec. 2. 

The CG received a report around 2 a.m. from the vessel Kenneth Cole, that the vessel Miss Winnie reported a person falling overboard. 

The CG launched an Aviation Training Center Mobile, HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew, a CG Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew and the CG cutter Jacob Poroo. 

Watchstanders have also been transmitting an urgent marine information broadcast to mariners. The CG will continue to monitor severe weather conditions in the area and search as weather conditions permit. (CG 12/03/23)

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