Five
crewmembers
were
able
to
evacuate
from
the
140-class
liftboat
Starfish
and
were
later
rescued
at
sea,
Hercules
said
in
a
statement
on
Monday.
They
were
treated
for
minor
injuries
and
released
from
a
hospital
in
Houma,
Louisiana,
the
statement
said.
The
incident
occurred
at
the
Ship
Shoal
Block
116
late
in
the
evening
of
30
September.
Shortly
after
the
incident,
Hercules
mobilised
another
nearby
liftboat
to
monitor
the
condition
of
the
Starfish
and
to
coordinate
salvage
efforts,
which
are
being
undertaken
by
Alabama-based
Inland
Salvage.
US
Coast
Guard
spokeswoman
Elizabeth
Bordelon
said
on
Monday…
