Coast Guard Airlifts Four Oil Tanker Crew Members After Suspected Food Poisoning

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated four crew members from a Cyprus-flagged oil tanker off Puerto Rico on Sunday after they reportedly fell ill with suspected food poisoning.

An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen conducted the rescue approximately one nautical mile south of Vieques, Puerto Rico, hoisting all four mariners from the 328-foot tanker Daibelli.

The operation began after the vessel’s master contacted Coast Guard Rescue Sub-Center San Juan Saturday night to report that four crew members were experiencing symptoms consistent with food poisoning.

The helicopter crew successfully hoisted the mariners aboard despite challenging conditions on the