Just one nook of SEACOR Power remained seen above water as SEACOR Eagle was staged close by fpr salvage ops that started in May(U.S. Coast Guard picture by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brendan Freeman)
Salvage operations on the capsized carry boat SEACOR Power have gotten underway. Among the belongings deployed is one other SEACOR carry boat, the SEACOR Eagle. It is staged with gear close to capsized vessel roughly seven miles off Port Fourchon, La., and is getting used as steady platform to help in salvage and air pollution response operations.
Salvage crews are utilizing a technique referred to as scorching tapping, which permits for drilling into the gas tanks and making a hose connection with out compromising the integrity of the tank or inflicting air pollution impacts.
Divers are performing this course of above and beneath the water, related to an air hose, and the Coast Guard says that it’s crucial mariners respect the one-mile security zone across the web site.
“Weather is key to a safe evolution,” says the Coast Guard, “and if weather conditions exceed approximately 15 mph winds, four-foot seas, and the current is faster than 1.25 mph, work will cease until there are safer conditions.”
Six crew members have been misplaced within the capsize of the SEACOR Power, six have been rescued and 7 are nonetheless lacking.
