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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Nov 14, 12:56 AM

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Video shows path of tanker that collided with cruise ship on Mississippi River

PBS News Hour - Nation reaches for "crashes" where WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) stays flat.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 11/14/2026, 12:56:06 AM.

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What happenedThe Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage Friday.
What changedThe left frames it as "News Wrap: Tanker crashes into river cruise boat in New Orleans". The center frames it as "Video shows path of tanker that collided with cruise ship on Mississippi River".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

64WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "News Wrap: Tanker crashes into river cruise boat in New Orleans". The center frames it as "Video shows path of tanker that collided with cruise ship on Mississippi River".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Nov 13, 10:43 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:58 PM: Santa Fe New Mexican joined the source map.

Nov 13, 11:24 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 11:55 PM: PBS NewsHour - Nation joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 64/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

News Wrap: Tanker crashes into river cruise boat in New Orleans

crashes

In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the comp...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Rescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River

The crash launched a massive rescue operation for passengers who plunged into the Mississippi River as the paddleboat took on water and began to topple.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Tanker hits river cruise boat on Mississippi River

Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the paddlewheel cruise boat while it appeared to be docked.

Open source
Center ·News report

Video shows path of tanker that collided with cruise ship on Mississippi River

The Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage Friday.

Open source