GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) The Coast Guard and multiple other boats have rescued six people from a commercial lift vessel that capsized off the coast of Louisiana on Tuesday night and are searching for more, the agency said.
The U.S. Coast Guard Heartland said in a statement at around 8 p.m. that it and several other vessels have responded to an area in the Gulf of Mexico south of Grand Isle after the 265-foot (81-meter) ship overturned. It was not immediately clear how many others were on the vessel.
The Coast Guard also said a search plane was flying in to assist, The Advocate reported.
The agency warned in a Facebook post that there were significant hazards to life and property following flooding and storms that passed through the area earlier Tuesday, causing damage in New Orleans and surrounding communities.