Coast Guard Modernization Banner

First District Public Affairs

U.S. Coast Guard

Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard logo

News Release

Date: June 29, 2010

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell

(617) 717-9609

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard hoists injured crewman from sailboat

Screen Shot from hoist video

In this video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., hoists an injured crewman from a sailboat about 140 miles south of Nantucket, Mass., Tuesday, June 29, 2010.The Coast Guard was notified via satellite phone at about 6:35 a.m., that the crew member had suffered injuries to the face after he was struck by the main boom. The helicopter crew transported the injured man to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I. Coast Guard video.

*CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD VIDEO*

###

Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.