JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 52-year-old man who was showing signs of a stroke was flown off a cruise ship near Jacksonville.

The U.S. Coast said in a statement that the man was evacuated off the ship Carnival Elation late Saturday about 20 miles east of Jacksonville.

The man was flown to a Jacksonville hospital where he was in stable condition.

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