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Coast Guard helicopter rescues fisherman off Montauk
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Helicopter rescues fishermen
The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued three commercial fishermen whose vessel took on water and sank.
NEW YORK - A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued three fishermen whose commercial vessel was sinking off Long Island, officials said.
The men were on board a fishing boat called the
Nite Nurse about 83 miles southeast of Montauk when they radioed for help around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Coast Guard said. The crew said the boat was taking on water and sinking.
The Coast Guard dispatched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, an HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane, and the Coast Guard Cutter
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