Updated at 10:32 a.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Injured man on cargo vessel rescued off Oahu
Advertiser Staff
A U.S. Coast Guard rescue aircrew hoisted an injured man from a cargo vessel approximately 12 miles south of O'ahu today at approximately 6 a.m.A Coast Guard flight mechanic aboard a rescue helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point hoisted the 28-year-old man from the Norwegian-flagged motor vessel Taronga.
The injured man, suffering from a broken knee, was flown to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, where local emergency medical services personnel were waiting. The man was then transferred to The Queen's Medical Center.
