re: UPDATE 265 Class Liftboat capsizes . New survivor story. Page 77

Saw a report stating that the two that were found in the engine room were the ones on radio communicating with the coast guard. This was according to a poster on one of those Facebook sites. He mentioned the captain was the one who fell in and was found in South Pelto way off from the wreck. This would fit with the reports. For some reason the same Facebook sites are saying that it was two other men on the radio instead. We will have to see which story is correct when that information is released. The biggest question for me will be what did the two men in that went back into the ship after communicating that night. Was it toxic gas/fumes? Drowning with a change in the ships position in the water?

I don’t understand either. But there were originally 5 on the hull. They were able to rescue 2, 1 fell into the water and the other 2 went back in seeking shelter.

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5:10 p.m.: Coast Guard cutter Glenn Harris, one of the newest fast-response cutters, arrived on scene and saw five people on the hull. A commercial helicopter crew dropped radios and life jackets to the people. USCG was able to make contact with the people they could see.
8:47 p.m.: Harris crew was able to talk to three people on radio.
9:19 p.m.: Harris crew notified by radio [indistinguishable]. Two people were rescued. There were three people left on the rig at the time. USCG was notified by the three people remaining that one person fell in the water and wasn’t seen again.
9:53 p.m.: Harris crew notified that two remaining people were seeking shelter. Harris crew watched them go back in the vessel.
9:53 p.m. - 10:28 p.m.: Spotty communications with Seacor Power.
10:28 p.m.: Harris crew attempts to re-establish communications, but were unable to.

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I would think it’s just as likely that the radios were lost than anything else - if the weather was beating down on them at that time and they were seeking shelter after just watching one of their guys fall into the water, I’d be more concerned with securing myself than holding on to a radio. They could have slipped or been tossed and lost control of the radio.

Well I've mostly read Spencer Gremillions page who has posted some good info and updates but comments very well could be skewed.

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when drowning occurs, you sink to the bottom
as the decomposition process advances, the gas build up floats the remains
usually 4 or 5 days...

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I had a friend that drowned a long time ago in a bayou with zero current......he drowned and exactly 24 hours later he surfaced and we found him exactly where he went down.

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I'm afraid if galley is cleared, those guys were alive and mobile


Wait. What? I'm sorry -- I've read this several times and don't understand what you're saying. It has been cleared --

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I’m speculating the galley is the last likely place a group of them were when it capsized. If it’s cleared (after WH, and L1-3 are cleared), either A) they (the 8) were thrown into the water and we’ve seen no sign of them or B) they made it to the last place available with potential air.

By last, I meant last in the line of places the searchers were looking. Sorry for the confusion.

i guess depending on the decomposition process, the time it takes to surface can vary
side note
someone mentioned earlier that they were working at SS189
i lost a friend in a spearfishing accident at SS189 on
8 july 1989
the rig is about 90 feet deep
it happened late on the 3rd day (saturday) of a 3 day overnighter
we searched until dark
the ldwf and cg continued searching the surface the next day or so
as circumstance would have it, we were not able to get back out there until wednesday
6 of us, 2 man teams tethered to each other by 6 feet of line
after an unsuccessful first attempt, we were on the boat changing tanks when we smelled something
he had popped up 50 feet from the boat snorkel sticking out of the water as if he were swimming to the boat
we bagged him up and brought him home
that was day 4 of him going missing...

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Those who may know ... how many divers do they send? If you send say 3 adn find 8 men, then how do those 3 men get 8 men (hopefully alive) up?? Oh the thoughts that go through my mind.