Tanker sinks river cruise ship in New Orleans collision
Verified: 34 outlets in 15 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 8 of them from the United States.
The 17,764 dwt bitumen tanker Atlantic Asphalt has struck and sunk a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, leaving 32 people hospitalised and prompting a major emergency response. The collision occurred at approximately 12.30 pm local time on November 13, when the 2017-built tanker struck American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage, which …
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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 ↗
8 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Bloomberg, CBS News, Fox News and 5 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 14, 12:28 AM UTC+4 hRescue underway after ships collide in New Orleanssmh.com.au (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 12:59 AM UTC+5 hCruise Ship Capsizes After Tanker Collision in New Orleansbloomberg.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 1:02 AM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisTanker sinks river cruise ship in New Orleans collisionsplash247.com ↗
- Nov 14, 1:03 AM UTC+5 hTanker, Passenger Vessel Collide in New Orleansmarinelink.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same tanker and river cruise ship collision in New Orleans, with no conflicting facts about the event itself.
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