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Man who went into water after New Orleans cruise ship collision speaks out
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What happened"It was a little scary there at the time, when I think I was drowning." | A Kansas man who spent 15 to 20 minutes in the water after a tanker crashed into a cruise ship in New Orleans on Friday is speaking out.
The headline splitKCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) frames it as "Man who went into water after New Orleans cruise ship collision speaks out". WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Creole Queen crew rescues nine after Mississippi cruise ship collision".
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Man who went into water after New Orleans cruise ship collision speaks out
"It was a little scary there at the time, when I think I was drowning." | A Kansas man who spent 15 to 20 minutes in the water after a tanker crashed into a cruise ship in New Orleans on Fr...
Creole Queen crew rescues nine after Mississippi cruise ship collision
Captain Brian Clesi, who has worked with the Creole Queen for 32 years, and his crew motored a small rescue boat about a quarter-mile to the capsized vessel.
