The following is the text of a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard:
(NEW ORLEANS) — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a person in the water in the Lower Mississippi River from mile marker 164 to mile marker 110 near Gramercy, La., on Monday.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the tug Miss Courtney that a crewmember had gone missing. He was last seen at approximately 11:15 p.m. Sunday.
Involved in the search were a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter air crew; a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry air crew; a Coast Guard Station New Orleans 29-foot response boat-small crew; and a Port of South Louisiana Port Authority responder vessel.
The search lasted approximately 15 hours and the total area searched was approximately 136 square miles.
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(NEW ORLEANS) — The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a person in the water in the Lower Mississippi River from mile marker 164 to mile marker 110 near Gramercy, La., on Sunday.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the tug Miss Courtney that a crewmember had gone missing. He was last seen at approximately 11:15 p.m. Sunday.
The crewmember is Hispanic and in his early 30s wearing dark clothing.
Involved in the search are Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-56 Dolphin Helicopter air crew; Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry air crew; Coast Guard Station New Orleans 29-foot response boat-small crew; Port Authority motor vessel Responder.
