Crime & Safety
VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Nantucket
The Coast Guard shared footage an air crew lifting the man from his boat Saturday.
NANTUCKET, MA — A fisherman was airlifted from his boat off of Nantucket Saturday, the Coast Guard said. The agency shared a video of air crews rescuing the 55-year-old about 120 nautical miles off Nantucket.
The fisherman was on his 67-foot fishing boat named Sassy Girl. See the rescue below:
#BreakingNews @USCGNortheast Air Station Cape Cod rescue air crews medevacd a 55-year-old fisherman off the 67-ft. fishing boat Sassy Girl, 120 nautical mi. off Nantucket. #SAR #USCG pic.twitter.com/v5eXFUmQsK
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) July 20, 2019
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