Coast Guard Rescues Man From Fishing Boat Off Golden Gate (Video)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 46-year-old man from a fishing boat 20 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday, flying the man by helicopter to Stanford Medical Center for medical aid, the Coast Guard said.

The captain of the 50-foot charter fishing boat "Tiger Shark" called the Coast Guard about 10:40 a.m. Sunday requesting help for the 46-year-old man who needed medical help.

The Coast Guard Station Golden Gate responded by sending a rescue boat with two Marin County Fire paramedics aboard, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco dispatched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to assist.

The helicopter crew lowered a rescue swimmer, Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Paul, onto the fishing boat. Paul then hoisted the patient into the helicopter.

The Dolphin helicopter crew arrived at Stanford Medical Center at approximately noon and handed the patient off to waiting medical personnel.

"The captain of the Tiger Shark was clearly a professional mariner," said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Murphy, the Dolphin helicopter pilot. "His skill and expert management of the vessel and the personnel aboard helped greatly with the successful medical evacuation of the patient."

It wasn't clear tonight whether the patient had suffered an injury or had fallen ill. An update on his condition is not available.

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— Bay City News; Photo and Video via US Coast Guard