Ailing Fisherman Airlifted to Hospital From 60 Miles Off Martha's Vineyard

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a fisherman 60 miles southeast off Martha's Vineyard after calls for a medical emergency

By Nathalie Sczublewski • Published November 15, 2020 • Updated on November 15, 2020 at 8:45 am

This still from a video shows a fisherman being hoisted onto a Coast Guard helicopter Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. — U.S. Coast Guard

A U.S. Coastguard helicopter rescued an injured fisherman 60 miles off of Martha’s Vineyard on Friday, officials said.

The call came in around 6 p.m. from a commercial fishing vessel named Persistence, according to a Coast Guard news release. A 50-year-old member of the crew was showing stroke-like symptoms.

A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter was able to safely hoist the fisherman from the ship at 7:30 p.m. The man was flown to Providence Hospital for treatment, officials said.