
Louisiana Coast Guard search: Families hope loved ones can be found alive in capsized boat
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Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized liftboat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday, a rescue effort complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather.
"As long as the weather permits, the divers will try to gain to access to the vessel. That is the ultimate goal," Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Galarza said early Friday. Two of the missing had been communicating with rescuers by VHF radio after the ungainly platform ship flipped over in hurricane-force winds on Tuesday. They were spotted clinging to the overturned hull, but returned to seek shelter inside after a third man fell into the water and was lost. There have not been any signs of life since then, officials said.More Related News