The 'Natalie Jean' that sank in the Mississippi River on March 12, was pulled from the bottom on June 21 with the bodies of its two missing crew members inside. The wreckage was not salvaged for several weeks because the high river level rendered conditions too unsafe. The Creole Chief Inc. in Harveyhad hired a private salvage company to remove the wreck from the river. One person was rescued by a good Samaritan vessel, the 'Earl Gonsoulin', after the tug capsized between Chalmette and Algiers, around mile-marker 90.5. The Coast Guard previously identified those missing as Malon Dawsey and Karl Prince. The Coast Guard spent 43 hours scouring the river looking for the missing men the night after the boat sank, but, ultimately, suspended the search. The day the tug sank, the National Weather Service had issued a flood warning for the New Orleans area related to the rising river.
WORLD SHIPPING
26 June 2018 - 14:00
Tug raised months after sinking with two bodies inside
The 'Natalie Jean' that sank in the Mississippi River on March 12, was pulled from the bottom on June 21 with the bodies of its two missing crew members inside
WORLD SHIPPING
26 June 2018 - 14:00
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