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PORT TOWNSEND — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from the Port Angeles air station hoisted an ailing crewman from a cargo ship off Port Townsend and flew him to a Seattle hospital on Saturday.
The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew safely hoisted the man, who was not identified by the Coast Guard, and transported him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The master of the 700-foot Horizon Tacoma contacted dispatchers at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound in Seattle, requesting assistance for the 72-year-old crewman reportedly suffering chest pains.
The helicopter crew launched at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, flew to the entrance of Admiralty Inlet and completed hoist operations at 12:40 p.m.
Weather conditions were reported as clear with light winds and calm seas.
