Fisherman Medevaced off Cape May, NJ

The Coast Guard medevaced a fisherman 75 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, Thursday.

The 43-year-old man was fishing with three other people aboard the 80-foot fishing boat Starbrite when he started experiencing difficulty breathing and numbness of his extremities.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received initial notification Thursday at approximately 8:30 a.m.
A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, arrived on scene at approximately 11 a.m. The helicopter crew hoisted the man and transferred him to Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland.

A C-130 Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, also responded to the