Coast Guard rescues sick crew member of fishing vessel 78 miles off Kahului coast (with video) | News, sports, jobs

This still image is from a U.S. Coast Guard video rescuing a sick man from a commercial fishing vessel 78 miles off the coast of Kahului on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a sick man from a commercial fishing vessel 78 miles off the coast of Kahului on Tuesday.

According to the Coast Guard, officials in Honolulu received a paramedic request from the 70-foot fishing vessel Pacific Dragon II at 4:57 p.m. Monday saying a crew member was experiencing abdominal pain.

After consultation with the flight doctor on duty, a Medevac was recommended.

A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point took off and rendezvoused with the Pacific Dragon II about 78 miles northeast of Kahului.

The helicopter crew arrived at the scene at 4:03 a.m. and flew the 35-year-old man to Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku. His condition is reportedly stable.