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Tugboat crew details capsule capsize and escape
Shaw testified crew on the Gulf Viking tried to steady the capsule for exits as Loftin allegedly ordered a tow to shallow water. The hatch opened underwater and Shaw swam to safety. Loftin remains hospitalized with injuries. Other survivors also described escaping through the open hatch while weather forecasts on the disaster day were disputed by Marathon Oil officials.
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New Orleans
Buster D. Shaw
Perkinston
Miss
Coast Guard Board of
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Tex
Shaw
Gulf Viking
Timmy Loftin
Loftin
Terry B. Jones
Serepta
Jones
John F. Strong
Lafayette
Marathon Oil Co
Cean Drilling & Exploration Co
Strong
National Weather Service
San Antonio