Body recovered from capsized boat identified

The one body recovered after a lift boat capsized Tuesday off Port Fourchon has been identified as the boat's captain.

The Lafourche Parish Coroner's Office identified the man as David Ledet, 63, of Thibodaux.

Six crew members were rescued after the Seacor Power capsized late Tuesday afternoon eight miles south of Port Fourchon in rough seas and winds of more than 80 mph. Two were rescued by the Coast Guard, and four were picked up by good Samaritan volunteers.

The search for 12 crew members who are still missing continued Thursday, the Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard continues to search for 12 missing people Thursday from a capsized vessel 8 miles south of Port Fourchon.

By Thursday morning, Coast Guard crews have searched for a combined 70 hours covering approximately 6,380 square miles, an area roughly the size of Hawaii.

While search efforts for the crew are continuing, the incident has been declared a major marine casualty. The Coast Guard is leading a preliminary investigation, and the National Transportation Safety Board will be joining in that effort.

Rescue assets involved in the search so far:

The pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Glen Harris crew
Coast Guard Cutter Amberjack crew
Coast Guard Cutter Moray crew
Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Dailey
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew
Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot RB-M boat crews
Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crews
Two Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplanes crews
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules airplane crews
Two Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries crews
Port Fourchon Harbor Patrol
Port Fourchon Sherriff's Department
Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office
One commercial air medical service crew