Coast Guard Rescues Boater 30 Miles South Of Shinnecock Inlet

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — United State Coast Guard crews came to the rescue of a a man on a fishing vessel 30 miles south of the Shinnecock Inlet Monday night.

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Shrike, an 87-foot patrol boat, were notified around 8 p.m. that a 34-year old man aboard a nearby fishing vessel, the Cameron Scott, had suffered a head injury after he was struck with a heavy cable earlier in the day, the USCG said.

The Shrike launched their cutter smallboat with two Coast Guard EMS-trained personnel aboard. They arrived on scene at approximately 8:30 p.m., and boarded the Cameron Scott to render assistance, a release said.

Watchstanders at Sector Long Island Sound also launched a Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist, the release said.

At approximately 10 p.m., the aircrew arrived on scene, hoisted the injured man, and airlifted him to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for further care, a release said.

The man's current medical condition is unknown, the Coast Guard said.

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