June 5, 2012 — A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod responded to a call for help from a New Bedford fishing vessel today and rescued a crewman who was complaining of chest pains.
The 78-foot groundfishing vessel Hustler, formerly called the Seel, radioed the Coast Guard around 3:30 a.m. this morning. The Coast Guard responded immediately by sending a Jayhawk helicopter to rendezvous with the fishing vessel which was located approximately 17 miles east of Nantucket.
The crewman was airlifted from the vessel's stern and transported to Cape Cod hospital in Barnstable. The Coast Guard did not release the name of the crewman, saying only that he was 53 years old.
“Coast helicopters crews are trained to respond in an array of weather conditions to mariners in distress,” said Lt. Scott Koser, an Air Station Cape Cod public affairs officer. “In this case we worked closely with medical services to coordinate a successful operation,” he said in a press release.
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