Fla. cruise ship rescues rafters

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Six people who were rescued from a raft at sea by a Florida-based cruise ship have been turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard for questioning.

The six passengers arrived in Port Canaveral, Fla. Monday morning on the Royal Caribbean ship, Monarch of the Seas. he ship returned from a four day cruise in the Bahamas.

Officials say the raft was spotted Sunday just west of Freeport.

Authorities didn't immediately disclose the nationalities or the conditions of the six people.

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Information from: Florida Today

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