The Coast Guard airlifted a man requiring medical assistance from a fishing vessel 60 miles off the coast of Ocean City Saturday night.

MH-65 Short Range Recovery Helicopter
U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Short Range Recovery Helicopter used in the rescue (USCG)
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People aboard the fishing vessel  Atlantic Warrior, contacted the Coast Guard reporting that an unidentified 42-year-old-man was experiencing pain and needed medical attention.

The Coast Guard dispatched rescue teams from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City  Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to assist.

A helicopter crew lowered a rescue swimmer to the deck of the fishing vessel and hoisted the man in the helicopter , which took the man to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. The 42-year-old man's medical condition has not been released.

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