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Woman taken from cruise ship of N.C. coast

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(AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says a 59-year-old woman has been taken from a cruise ship off the North Carolina coast to a Virginia hospital.
 
A statement from the Coast Guard said a crewmember aboard the Norwegian Breakaway contacted the 5th District office to report a woman suffered a heart attack and was in need of assistance. The cruise ship was directed to alter its course toward Elizabeth City, N.C. to get within range of a Coast Guard helicopter crew.
 
Personnel from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City dispatched crews aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft to assist Monday evening. The woman and a ship's nurse were hoisted into the helicopter and taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk.
 
The woman's condition wasn't immediately available Tuesday.

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