Tanker collides with docked New Orleans cruise ship, leaving it partially submerged
Verified: 30 outlets in 14 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 7 of them from the United States.
HOUSTON: A tanker ship collided with a river cruise boat docked in New Orleans on Friday with approximately 130 passengers onboard, leaving the pleasure vessel partially submerged, the cruise line and local media reported.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
7 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Bloomberg, CBS News, Fox News and 4 more · how we count
- Nov 13, 8:12 PM UTCFirst reportTanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleanstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 13, 8:19 PM UTC+7 minTanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people in New Orleans – latest updatestheguardian.com (again) ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 8:37 PM UTC · +24 min
- Nov 13, 8:49 PM UTC+36 min129 people aboard cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans, officials sayglobalnews.ca ↗
- Nov 13, 11:28 PM UTC+3 hRescue efforts under way after tanker strikes river cruise boat in USaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 11:28 PM UTC+3 hMore than 30 hospitalized after cruise ship collision in New Orleansdw.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 11:31 PM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisTanker collides with docked New Orleans cruise ship, leaving it partially submergednst.com.my ↗
- Nov 13, 11:32 PM UTC+3 hWatch: Cruise ship seen sinking after collision with cargo ship in New Orleansbbc.co.uk ↗
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