Two people aboard a fishing vessel are facing life-threatening injuries after being rescued off the coast of Massachusetts.
According to the Coast Guard, they received a distress call around 3:55 p.m., reporting that a snapped rope had struck two crewmembers aboard the fishing vessel “25 TO LIFE”.
One of the victims sustained a concussion and broken ribs, while the other had suffered a suspected broken neck and was intermittently unresponsive.
The Coast Guard launched a helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod and small boats from their stations in Gloucester and Allerton for rescue.
A 45-foot response boat from Allerton transported both crewmembers to a pier in Gloucester to be picked up by EMS and transported to Beverly Hospital.
There is no word on the status of the victims.
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