A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., medevacs a fisherman Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, 70 miles east of Barnegat Light, N.J.The 49-year-old man was fishing with two other people aboard the 77-foot fishing boat Determination when he suffered an injury to his right hand. U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Atlantic City
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard medevaced a 49-year-old man Wednesday 70 miles east of Barnegat Light, New Jersey.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received notification at approximately 9:15 a.m. from the crew of the 77-foot fishing vessel Determination of a crewmember who suffered injuries to his right hand.
A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, arrived on scene, hoisted the man and transferred him to the Regional Trauma Center at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.
The fishing vessel Determination is homeported in Rhode Island.
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