ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard spokesman says the agency has flown an ailing commercial vessel crewman from a container ship 120 miles west of Westport to a Portland, Ore., hospital.
Petty Officer Nate Littlejohn saud the crewman aboard the 820-foot vessel Mahi Mahi had reported chest pains Friday.
Once the crewman was helped into a helicopter rescue basket and hoisted aboard the Coast Guard aircraft, qualified personnel administered an IV.
The spokesman said the helicopter crew flew the man to Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, where he was reported in stable condition Friday evening.
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