Coast Guard medevacs transatlantic rower in distress

NEW YORK – The Coast Guard rescued a rower in need of medical attention more than 50 miles south of Shinnecock, N.Y., today.
Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District command center in Boston received a call Friday from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Falmouth, U.K., that a person aboard the 24-foot ocean rowing craft Alliance Trust sustained serious injuries.
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Coast Guard responds to solo Transatlantic rower in distress

NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is responding to a request for a medical evacuation from a solo rower disabled more than 50 miles south of Shinnecock, N.Y., today.
Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District command center in Boston received a call from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Falmouth, U.K., that a person aboard the 24-foot ocean rowing craft Alliance Trust sustained serious...