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re: UPDATE 265 Class Liftboat capsizes . New survivor story. Page 77
Posted on 4/20/21 at 3:39 pm to tiger91
Posted on 4/20/21 at 3:39 pm to tiger91
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What happened
as with any tragedy, always more questions than answers
he was skin diving/snorkeling on that last dive since we had breathed most if not all of the tanks that were on board
this was in the days before we brought portable compressors on big trips
we found a large barracuda (#50ish)
that he either tied off or it had gotten tangled when he let go of the riding rig
it is assumed that he hit his head on an overhang in the murk layer as he ascended, causing him to drown...
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 3:53 pm to Dissident Aggressor
Well I've met her once or twice -- super sweet.
Very sorry for the loss of your friend, regardless of it being all those years ago. God bless.
Very sorry for the loss of your friend, regardless of it being all those years ago. God bless.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:02 pm to tiger91
Has it been verified that they have cleared the galley? That is where I would’ve thought most of them would’ve been.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:08 pm to SOLA
Yes .. galley was clear ... I mean unless they went into a fridge/freezer/cooler and they didn't look there.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:11 pm to JDPndahizzy
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Does it still jack-up if it's DP?
Yes. I've only seen one but it absolutely had dp controls in it.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:29 pm to Meauxjeaux
Actually, the galley is the MOST likely place. When we go out there is always a muster station for emergencies, so more than likely the Captain had everyone muster in the galley, which is part of the main deck and the fastest escape if the boat starts taking on water. Jumping overboard is safer and easier than trying to navigate flights of stairs etc. but the Captain had no idea he was gonna end up flipping. More than likely the ones that got out were out the door and jumped or were thrown overboard during the flip. This also explains why there was nobody found in the galley- door was probably already open when it went under water.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:39 pm to BJbj408
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:40 pm to TigerDog83
1-David Ledet- Captain found near wreck- most likely went down with the ship and was sucked out when portholes exploded under water pressure
2-Ernest Williams- Found 33 miles away- near Cocodrie- was the one who fell in the water
3-Lawrence Warren- found in boat on Level 2 I think
4-James Wallingsford & Anthony Hartford- found together in Hull engine room on port side- may or may not be the two that were previously on the hull and went back in
6 rescued from water that night
8 souls still missing
2-Ernest Williams- Found 33 miles away- near Cocodrie- was the one who fell in the water
3-Lawrence Warren- found in boat on Level 2 I think
4-James Wallingsford & Anthony Hartford- found together in Hull engine room on port side- may or may not be the two that were previously on the hull and went back in
6 rescued from water that night
8 souls still missing
This post was edited on 4/20/21 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:42 pm to BJbj408
As a wife and mother, I think for me NOT having a body to bury would be worse than death itself.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:43 pm to BJbj408
I wrote last, not least.
Last, as in, they had already searched wheelhouse, 3, 2, 1 and now were doing galley.
It was the last likely place for them to be when the boat capsized.
Last, as in, they had already searched wheelhouse, 3, 2, 1 and now were doing galley.
It was the last likely place for them to be when the boat capsized.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:45 pm to saintsfan1977
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quote:
Does it still jack-up if it's DP?
Yes. I've only seen one but it absolutely had dp controls in it.
Yes they do exist. I had to look one up to see for myself
LINK
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:46 pm to Meauxjeaux
Sorry, read that wrong. They are still searching the other engine room and the control room.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 4:50 pm to tiger91
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As a wife and mother, I think for me NOT having a body to bury would be worse than death itself.
A good friend of mine lost his son this past November in a boating accident in the Mississippi River, just south of Vicksburg. They still have not found neither him nor his friend. Seeing the hurt on his dad that still goes out to search when he can is tough to see. He is by far one of the strongest people I know. As a father of two I could just not imagine what he is going through even after watching him go through it.
I pray for all of the families of the Seacor Power that they at least have closure.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 5:16 pm to Dissident Aggressor
Wasn't he a dive instructor also? Pretty sure he was my advanced dive instructor.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 6:22 pm to IAmNERD
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but I watched a documentary last night on Netflix called "Last Breath
I just finished this and I definitely wasn’t expecting that outcome. That underwater drone footage was horrifying.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 7:12 pm to BJbj408
quote:
Actually, the galley is the MOST likely place. When we go out there is always a muster station for emergencies, so more than likely the Captain had everyone muster in the galley, which is part of the main deck and the fastest escape if the boat starts taking on water. Jumping overboard is safer and easier than trying to navigate flights of stairs etc. but the Captain had no idea he was gonna end up flipping. More than likely the ones that got out were out the door and jumped or were thrown overboard during the flip. This also explains why there was nobody found in the galley- door was probably already open when it went under water.
This brings up something I was thinking about yesterday when the search got called off, and with the divers not finding more people inside.
Visibility is shite, everyone is concentrated inside the vessel, but if they were on deck when it flipped they could be hung up in rigging, or even under the mud when things came to rest...
Horrible situation all the way around... prayers to those families, and those men!!!!
ETA: now that I think about it, on every boat/rig I worked on, the muster station was always outside by the (auto inflating life rafts where the epirb’s were... they all may have been on deck when this all went down, and gotten trapped under the wreckage. Seeing as they have been pretty tight lipped about things when it comes to those rescued may say.
This post was edited on 4/20/21 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:31 pm to biohzrd
Whatbis epirb? Emergency ....
And I told my husband tonight, no recoverynwould be for me worse than recovering a body.
And I told my husband tonight, no recoverynwould be for me worse than recovering a body.
This post was edited on 4/20/21 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:40 pm to tiger91
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Whatbis epirb?
emergency position-indicating radiobeacon
It’s pretty much an emergency gps you can activate yourself or automatically activates itself if it gets hit water. It is registered with the USCG, so as soon as it’s activated it sends the USCG your location
Think about Onstar when you’re on the water
Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:43 pm to biohzrd
The underwater currents in that location are rough right now.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:55 pm to tiger91
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Whatbis epirb?
It’s the device every offshore person will want/fight for when shite hits the fan. Like said above... basically an automatic beacon that the coastguard can go right to pretty much anywhere on earth. I’ll wait until/if the survivors stories come out, but I’m starting to feel that the Seacor Power flipped so fast it trapped people, and life saving devices underwater. If the rafts, epirb’s and other equipment was even up to date.
I’ve seen plenty of times inspectors come on the boats, and just punch the cards wo even looking at
The equipment.
This post was edited on 4/20/21 at 9:57 pm
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