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Date: October 17, 2017 at 13:53:20
From: Captainj, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Search Continues for Missing Man After Platform Explosion on Lake Pont |
URL: http://gcaptain.com/search-continues-for-missing-man-after-platform-explosion-on-lake-pontchartrain/ |
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The U.S. Coast Guard was continuing to coordinate search efforts for a missing man on Monday after an explosion on an oil platform in Lake Pontchartrain near Kenner, Louisiana on Sunday night.
The fire on the platform, which is owned by Clovelly Oil Co., has been extinguished.
A Coast Guard helicopter crew launched from Air Station New Orleans launched at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday to continue searching for the man and to look for any signs of pollution caused by the explosion.
No visible signs of pollution were reported.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report from a witness of an oil platform explosion Sunday evening.
One of the platform workers reported that eight people were aboard at the time of the explosion and one person was missing. The seven people who made it to shore were taken to local hospitals.
Following the initial report, Sector New Orleans launched a 29- foot Response Boat-Small boatcrew, a 45-foot Response Boat- Medium boatcrew, and a MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter air crew.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, Jefferson County Parish, and St. Charles Parish also had marine units on scene. Bayou Gauche Fire Department responded as well.
The name of the missing man is not being released.
The cause of the incident is unknown.
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Date: October 17, 2017 at 14:12:46
From: marja, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Search Continues for Missing Man After Platform Explosion on Lake... |
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I understand, -recently there's been nothing but yet another disaster one after another...
I guess we most pay attention to the tragic events that take place literally in our neighborhoods, the areas that we know, where our friends live...
I grieve for them all...
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Date: October 17, 2017 at 16:10:56
From: Captainj, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Search Continues for Missing Man After Platform Explosion on... |
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Very well understood and yes there have been nothing but disaster after disaster lately.
I try and pay attention to all of them, but it always seems like we pay attention most to the ones around us or in our work field...
I grieve for them all as well.
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