Coast Guard searching Lake Pontchartrain after finding capsized vessel

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/22/2018 11:42 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
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Coast Guard searching Lake Pontchartrain after finding capsized vessel

 

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a capsized vessel reported in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Wednesday.  

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 7:30 p.m. from Jefferson Parish Police Department about a white-hulled vessel capsized a quarter mile east of Treasure Chest Casino in Lake Pontchartrain.

Involved in the search are:

  • Coast Guard Station New Orleans 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
  • Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
  • Kenner Police Department

Anyone with information is requested to contact Sector New Orleans at 504-365-2200.

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