Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing man

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/23/2017 01:11 PM EDT

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News Release  

October 23, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: (504) 671-2020
After Hours: (618) 225-9008

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for missing man

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing man who was last seen aboard a fishing vessel approximately 37 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

The missing man is reported to be Vietnamese and wearing a t-shirt and sweat pants.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received the report of the missing person at approximately 11:30 p.m. and directed the launch of Coast Guard Cutter Skipjack, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile to search for the man.

Marine units from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office are also on scene searching for the man.

 

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