Fisherman Airlifted To Hospital From 60 Miles Off Vineyard

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA—A U.S. Coastguard helicopter rescued an injured fisherman 60 miles southeast of Martha's Vineyard on Friday night.

According to a press release from the Coast Guard's 1st District Headquarters in Boston, at approximately 6 p.m., watchstanders received a message from the crew of a commercial fishing vessel named Persistence. The crew asked for assistance due to a 50-year-old fisherman on board who was showing stroke-like symptoms.

A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter launched and safely hoisted the fisherman from the ship around 7:30 p.m. The man was transported to Providence Hospital for treatment.