Coast Guard hoists sick man from cruise ship

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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A man is in stable condition in a Key West hospital after the United States Coast Guard safely hoisted him off a cruise ship.

The Coast Guard was notified Thursday after the 51-year-old man began experiencing severe chest pain while aboard the Carnival Ecstasy. The ship was some 250 miles southwest of Key West at the time.

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