Coast Guard Medevacs Fisherman Off Coast Of Montauk

MONTAUK, NY — The Coast Guard came to the rescue of a fisherman who fell ill off the coast of Montauk early Thursday.

A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 51-year old man from a fishing vessel approximately 45-miles south of Montauk, the United States Coast Guard said.

Watchstanders at Sector Long Island Sound command center received notification at approximately 2:00 a.m. on VHF-FM channel 16 from the master of the vessel who was suffering severe stomach pains, the USCG said.

The watchstanders notified the Coast Guard flight surgeon who recommended a medevac for the man so that he would receive medical care within four hours, the release said.

At approximately 4:40 a.m., the Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the man from the 75-foot fishing vessel ‘Ocean Blue'; the crew safely transported him to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island, where emergency medical service personnel transferred him to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, the USCG said.

The man is reported to be in stable condition, officials said.

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