Shrimp Boat Aground; South Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA

South Pass, Mississippi Delta, LA | 2008-Dec-02

Initial Notification: On Monday night, 1 Dec. 2008, the USCG performed a rescue of the crew of a sinking shrimp boat off in the Gulf of Mexico off South Pass. The crew was reported safe, but the abandoned fishing vessel was reported left in gear and moving at an estimated 3 knots. On Tuesday morning at approximately 1000 hrs (local time) the vessel was spotted aground on the W side of South Pass with the engines still engaged (prop wash was observed). The vessel was reported to have 1000 gallons of diesel onboard. USCG Sector New Orleans has requested a trajectory analysis.