A fishing vessel crewmember who sustained an eye injury aboard the vessel Sapphire II 580 miles southwest of Oahu April 29, 2008, is airlifted aboard an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point May 1, 2008.
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender home ported in Honolulu, was in the vicinity of the Sapphire II and diverted to assist the injured man.
The cutter Walnut sailed within 115 miles of Oahu and transferred the injured man to the helicopter.
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