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US Coast Guard medevacs passenger on cruise ship located off Oregon Inlet

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A passenger was evacuated from a cruise ship located 32 miles off of the Oregon Inlet Monday after experiencing a medical emergency, the US Coast Guard said in a post Wednesday.

They say that a crew at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City evacuated the passenger from a Norweigen Bliss cruise ship.

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That passenger was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in stable condition.

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