Tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people in New Orleans – latest updates
Verified: 17 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 3 of them from the United States.
Rescue efforts under way as ship takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi River Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans An emergency response source said that there were efforts underway to rescue people from the water. That source said it was possible the tanker had lost power before striking the American Heritage. Images on social media showed the American Heritage on its side. It was docked on the Mississippi River outside the port of New Orleans’s administrative building when it was hit.
How sure are we
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
3 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CBS News, The Maritime Executive, Yahoo News · 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 min· you’re reading thisTanker 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, 9:17 PM UTC+1 hNew Orleans crash updates: Passengers pulled from water after tanker slams into riverboat with more than 100 onboardindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 13, 9:28 PM UTC+1 hRiver cruise ship, tanker crash in New Orleans on Mississippi River; rescues are underwaycbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:43 PM UTC+2 hFreighter collides with cruise ship in New Orleans, passengers in the waterstraitstimes.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 9:49 PM UTC+2 hTanker Hits Riverboat on New Orleans Waterfront, Injuring Passengersmaritime-executive.com ↗
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1h agoTanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people in New Orleans – latest updates Rescue efforts under way as ship takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi River Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans An emergency response source said that there were efforts underway to rescue people from the water. That source said it was possible the tanker had lost power before striking the American Heritage. Images on social media showed the American Heritage on its side. It was docked on the Mississippi River outside the port of New Orleans’s administrative building when it was hit.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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