Local Fisherman Missing In Gulf

An Irvington man is missing in the Gulf of Mexico. Thirty-four year old Joseph McCartan went missing near the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River Sunday according to a Coast Guard press release. McCartan was aboard a commercial fishing boat, the Kelli Michelle, as a crewmember. The Coast Guard received a call around 9 p.m. Sunday from another crewmember reporting that McCartan was missing. Multiple searches have been conducted the past three days by both a coast guard helicopter and cutter. McCartan was last seen aboard the Kelli Michelle at 6 p.m. on Sunday when the boat was near the Southwest Pass Sea Buoy. McCartan's family say he was shrimping on the boat with his uncle who captains the ship. The Kelli Michelle was according to family members on it's way back to Bayou La Batre from Texas passing through Tropical Storm Edouard.