A wounded crew member is saved from a boat off the coast of Nantucket…
Because of the distance offshore, both an Ocean Sentry plane and a crew from a USCG Jayhawk helicopter were deployed. The Coast Guard Northeast said in a statement that first aid was reportedly given on board the ship, Rachel Leah.
On camera, the helicopter crew is seen lifting the injured 50-year-old crew member in a rescue basket off the ship. The crew member was transported to the Mass. General Hospital Trauma Center, and the Coast Guard reported that his condition remained stable.
On a fishing boat off the coast of Nantucket, an injured crew member was saved. After suffering a facial injury, he is listed as stable at Mass General.
A crew member suffered facial injuries after being struck by a line on a fishing vessel about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Nantucket. Members of the U.S. Coast Guard found this and fixed it.
Because of the distance offshore, both an Ocean Sentry plane and a crew from a USCG Jayhawk helicopter were deployed. The Coast Guard Northeast said in a statement that first aid was reportedly given on board the ship, Rachel Leah.
On camera, the helicopter crew is seen lifting the injured 50-year-old crew member in a rescue basket off the ship. The crew member was transported to the Mass. General Hospital Trauma Center, and the Coast Guard reported that his condition remained stable.