Freighter collides with cruise ship in New Orleans
Verified: 32 outlets in 15 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 7 of them from the United States.
A tanker ship collided with an American Cruise Lines passenger ship that was docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River, where rescue efforts were under way for multiple passengers in the water. US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin wrote on social media that “we are throwing every asset we have to helping…
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- 321 outlet: wwno.org· latest Nov 13, 11:44 PM UTCTanker strikes paddlewheel cruise ship in New Orleans; 32 injured, no passengers missing ↗
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, 11:31 PM UTC+3 hTanker 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 ↗
- Nov 13, 11:44 PM UTC+4 hTanker strikes paddlewheel cruise ship in New Orleans; 32 injured, no passengers missingwwno.org ↗
- Nov 13, 11:52 PM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisFreighter collides with cruise ship in New Orleansfbcnews.com.fj ↗
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