Tug LA MARIE; Gulf of Mexico, LA

Gulf of Mexico, LA | 2006-Oct-22

Initial Notification: USCG reported that the Tug LA MARIE struck a submerged object approximately 17 miles off the Calcasieu Ship Channel at approximately 0015 hours local time on Sunday morning, 22 Oct. 2006. The last vessel position was sunk at 29deg 26.95' N Lat. 093deg 25.67' W Long. The vessel is reported in 42 foot of water and capsized. The vessel was reported to have nearly 100,000 gallons of diesel and 35,000 gallons of lube on board at the time of the incident.