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Cargo ship crashes into docked riverboat in New Orleans
The Columbian (Vancouver WA) reaches for "crashes" where NBC News stays flat.
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As of November 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedSearch and rescue efforts were underway in New Orleans after a cargo ship struck a docked riverboat with nearly 130 people on board Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Massive rescue effort underway after tanker crashes into New Orleans riverboat with 129 p...". The center frames it as "Tanker strikes riverboat in New Orleans; search and rescue underway".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
56/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMassive rescue effort underway after tanker crashes into New Orleans riverboat with 129 passengers on board
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterCargo ship crashes into docked riverboat in New Orleans
The Columbian (Vancouver WA) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Cargo ship crashes into docked riverboat in New Orleans
crashes
Search and rescue efforts were underway in New Orleans after a cargo ship struck a docked riverboat with nearly 130 people on board Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Massive rescue effort underway after tanker crashes into New Orleans riverboat with 129 passengers on board
The American Heritage was docked near the Port of New Orleans Administration Building when it was struck by a tanker around 12:30 p.m. Friday, port officials said
Tanker strikes riverboat in New Orleans; search and rescue underway
Search and rescue efforts were underway in New Orleans after a cargo ship struck a docked riverboat with nearly 130 people on board this afternoon, authorities said.
