Shipwreck off the Louisiana Coast
A huge crane ship was wrecked in the middle of a storm. There are 13 missing crew members.
Rescue teams are searching for the crew members of a boat that sank off the state of Louisiana, in the United States.
There were 19 people on board, and the Coast Guard had so far rescued six.
The 129-foot lift ship wrecked about 8 miles off Port Fourchon Tuesday afternoon.
This lift ship is a self-propelled vessel with an open deck, often using legs and jacks, and deployed at sea in support of drilling or exploration tasks.
A meteorological phenomenon on Tuesday afternoon caused strong winds of 70 to 80 miles per hour, which would have made the sea very rough.
#UPDATE The @USCG continues its search efforts for 12 missing members from the capsized lift boat 8 miles south of #PortFourchon, #Louisiana.
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