Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 86 miles east of Cape Cod

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May 19, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast
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Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 86 miles east of Cape Cod

Coast Guard medevacs injured fisherman 86 miles east of Cape Cod 


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BOSTON – A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod aircrew medevaced an injured fisherman Thursday evening from 86 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.

At around 5 p.m., the captain of the 75-foot fishing vessel Destiny notified First District command center watchstanders that one of his crewmembers had fallen and sustained injuries to his hand and ribs. 

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched and arrived on scene at around 8 p.m. Once on scene, the crew used a basket to hoist the fisherman to the helicopter.

The fisherman was then flown to Air Station Cape Cod where emergency medical services personnel were waiting to transport the 54-year-old man to Falmouth Hospital.

The Destiny is homeported out of New Bedford.

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