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'It was horrible': Witness recounts New Orleans cruise ship crash that left 8 people hospitalized
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedFriday's collision between a tanker and a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River left eight people in the hospital and a witness recounting the "horrible" sight.
The headline splitWVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "'It was horrible': Witness recounts New Orleans cruise ship crash that left 8 people hosp...". WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Riverfront Hilton provides shelter for cruise ship passengers after boat crash".
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Center'It was horrible': Witness recounts New Orleans cruise ship crash that left 8 people hospitalized
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'It was horrible': Witness recounts New Orleans cruise ship crash that left 8 people hospitalized
Friday's collision between a tanker and a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River left eight people in the hospital and a witness recounting the "horrible" sight
Riverfront Hilton provides shelter for cruise ship passengers after boat crash
The riverfront Hilton Hotel in New Orleans accommodated passengers of the American Heritage cruise ship after it was hit by a cargo ship and began to sink Friday, offering rooms and essenti...
