The Coast Guard assets were immediately launched and/or dispatched to the vessel's last reported position.
An HU-25 Falcon jet crew from Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is expected to join the search this afternoon.
The crewmember reported to have fallen overboard was described as a 47-year-old Hispanic male with a small build weighing approximately 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a light blue shirt.
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