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Coast Guard: Capsized Lift Boat Never Received Weather Warnings

A U.S. Coast Guard commander said a technical issue prevented it from relaying severe thunderstorm and marine warnings on the day last April when a Seacor Power lift boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving 13 dead amid hurricane-force …

Coast Guard: Capsized Lift Boat Cracking, Hampering Salvage

The offshore service vessel that capsized in the Gulf of Mexico in a deadly April disaster is cracking and will have to be brought ashore in sections, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A Coast Guard news release said the Seacor …

Survivor of Louisiana Capsized Lift Boat Sues; Details Ordeal

A man who was on a lift boat that capsized eight miles (about 13 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast in April was taking a nap when the boat flipped over, waking him up as his entire room flipped over on …