Coast Guard Conducts Airlift in Matinicus, Maine

MATINICUS ISLAND, MAINE, UNITED STATES

11.08.2009

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Coast Guard rescue crews worked together Sunday, Nov. 8, to help an injured crew member aboard a sailboat near Matinicus Island, Maine. A 47-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Rockland launched to the scene and escorted the Shiela, a 27-foot sailboat, to meet an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, who would airlift the patient.

• Date Taken: 11.08.2009
• Date Posted: 11.08.2009 21:40
• Photo ID: 221594
• VIRIN: 091108-O-9999X-002
• Resolution: 3648x2736
• Size: 3.32 MB
• Location: MATINICUS ISLAND, MAINE, US