Coast Guard Hoists Four Sick Crew From Oil Tanker Off Puerto Rico

Vieques, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted four mariners from an oil tanker off Vieques after the men were reported to be suffering from suspected food poisoning.

Night-vision footage released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a rescue basket being lowered and raised from the tanker's deck on Sunday, November 8, as crew members wait below.

The MH-60T Jayhawk crew from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen lifted the four men from the Cyprus-flagged tanker M/V Daibelli, the service said.

They were flown to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan and taken to a regional hospital for medical care.