Cruise ship hit by tanker in New Orleans, passengers in water
Verified: 16 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from the United States.
People were seen in the river in life jackets or standing near the railing as the other side of the ship listed further into 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
2 outlets from the United States, where the story is: CBS News, 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 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, 9:14 PM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisCruise ship hit by tanker in New Orleans, passengers in watersmh.com.au ↗
- Nov 13, 9:16 PM UTC+1 hBreaking: Tanker and cruise ship collide in the USabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 13, 9:17 PM UTC+1 hRescues underway after tanker hits cruise ship in New Orleansyahoo.com ↗
- 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 ↗
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