Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans
Verified: 27 outlets in 12 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 7 of them from the United States.
A tanker collided with a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans, with at least 12 people reported in the water.
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
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, 10:48 PM UTC+3 hAll passengers accounted for after tanker hits cruise ship, New Orleans mayor saysyahoo.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 10:48 PM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisTanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleansupi.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:01 PM UTC+3 hPassengers in the water after tanker collides with cruise ship in New Orleanslbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 13, 11:14 PM UTC+3 hCruise ship capsizes after oil tanker collision in New Orleansdailyrecord.co.uk ↗
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