A total of 15 crew members were evacuated from the 134-foot liftboat 'Ram XVIII', after the vessel started taking on water near Grand Isle, Louisiana, on Sunday. The US Coast Guard and good Samaritan vessels headed to the scene after watchstanders at USCG Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 3:16 a.m. from the 'Ram XVIII' that it was taking on water approximately 23 nautical miles west of Southwest Pass, in the Gulf of Mexico.