Crewman lost as boat working with seismic research vessel capsizes

摘要

An offshore crewman was killed when a small workboat capsized while carrying personnel between two seismic research ships in the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard said his personal flotation device may not have inflated properly.rnThe 26-foot vessel capsized in 4- to 6-foot seas while carrying four people between a pair of 295-foot research ships, Western Monarch and Western Neptune. Crew from Western Monarch immediately rescued three people, the Coast Guard said. A fourthrndisappeared into the sea and is presumed dead.