A male sailor is in good condition after he was rescued from a vessel off the coast of Newfoundland Tuesday afternoon. The man was hoisted onto a Cormorant helicopter on Tuesday, when his boat began taking on water about 185 nautical miles south of St. John's. Sub.-Lt. Blair Gilmore said the man was in good condition, though his boat was left adrift in the ocean. He was en route to St. John's via helicopter at about 6:30 p.m. NT on Monday. And what appears to be a man has been taken off the chopper (loud video) #CBCNL pic.twitter.com/QXRC6GZaPN — @Jeremy_EatonThe Joint Task Force Atlantic tweeted around 3:30 p.m. NT that a Hercules aircraft, Cormorant helicopter and the Sir William Alexander coast guard vessel were dispatched to the boat.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2016 18:00 UTC