129 people aboard cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans, officials say
Verified: 17 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 3 of them from the United States.
Video from the scene showed the much larger boat crash into the paddlewheel cruise boat while it appeared to be docked.
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 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 min· you’re reading this129 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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