Classification
- Incident Type: Capsize unknown mechanism
- Severity: High
- Vessel Type: Tug
- Evidence: Secondary Coast Guard response report
Vessel Details
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Vessel Name | Natalie Jean |
| Vessel Type | Tug |
| Flag State | |
| IMO Number | |
| Gross Tonnage | |
| LOA (m) | |
Incident Details
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Date | 2018-03-12 |
| Location | Mississippi River near mile marker 90.5, near New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Region | United States |
| Coordinates | 29.9561, -90.0734 |
| Fatalities | |
| Injuries | |
| Missing | 2 |
| Vessels Lost | 1 |
| Direct Damage | |
Key facts
- The Coast Guard received a report at 09:43 on 12 March 2018 that Natalie Jean had capsized with three people aboard.
- The good Samaritan vessel Earl Gosling rescued one person.
- Two people remained missing at the time of the reviewed report.
- The Mississippi River was closed from mile marker 89 to 90.5 during the response.
- About 600 gallons of fuel were reported on board the sunken vessel.
Narrative
On 12 March 2018, the towing vessel Natalie Jean capsized and sank near mile marker 90.5 on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana. The converted gCaptain report states that Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 09:43 that three people were aboard. The good Samaritan vessel Earl Gosling rescued one person, while two people remained missing at the time of publication. The river was closed from mile marker 89 to 90.5 during the response. The report also states that approximately 600 gallons of fuel were on board the sunken vessel. It does not state whether fuel was released, and it does not confirm fatalities or injuries. Coast Guard air and sea assets, local harbor and parish authorities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and NOAA participated in the search and response. The cause of the capsize was under investigation, and no final causal finding or official final casualty status is established in the reviewed material.
Sequence of events
| Date/time | Event |
|---|
| 2018-03-12 09:43 | Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report that Natalie Jean had capsized with three people aboard. |
| 2018-03-12 | The good Samaritan vessel Earl Gosling rescued one person. |
| 2018-03-12 | The Mississippi River was closed from mile marker 89 to 90.5 while the response continued. |
| 2018-03-12 | Coast Guard, local authorities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and NOAA participated in the search. |
Investigation
The reviewed gCaptain report states that the cause was under investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies. The available article does not provide a final causal finding or establish whether the two missing people were later recovered or declared dead.
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