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ABC NewsNews report · Nov 13, 9:48 PM
Tanker collides with riverboat with 129 passengers on board in New Orleans: Officials
The incident occurred Friday on the Mississippi River.
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Tanker collides with New Orleans river cruise carrying 129 passengers, rescue operation underway
ABC News and The Right Scoop describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened A tanker struck and partially submerged a New Orleans river cruise carrying around 129 passengers. Multiple people were rescued as search-and-rescue operations continued.
The headline split The left frames it as "Tanker collides with riverboat with 129 passengers on board in New Orleans: Officials". The right frames it as "[UPDATE: MOMENT CRASH HAPPENED] – Tanker COLLIDES with river cruiser carrying nearly 150...".
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Left / center-leftTanker collides with riverboat with 129 passengers on board in New Orleans: Officials
ABC News · Center-left · News report
CenterTanker collides with New Orleans river cruise carrying 129 passengers, rescue operation underway
Euronews · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTANKER COLLIDES WITH CRUISE SHIP IN NEW ORLEANS: A tanker has crashed into a cruise ship carrying 1
Instapundit · Right · Opinion
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InstapunditOpinion · Nov 13, 9:48 PM
TANKER COLLIDES WITH CRUISE SHIP IN NEW ORLEANS: A tanker has crashed into a cruise ship carrying 1
TANKER COLLIDES WITH CRUISE SHIP IN NEW ORLEANS: A tanker has crashed into a cruise ship carrying 129 people in New Orleans. Footage shows the cruise ship tipping over on to one side on the...
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The Right ScoopNews report · Nov 13, 8:17 PM
[UPDATE: MOMENT CRASH HAPPENED] – Tanker COLLIDES with river cruiser carrying nearly 150 passengers
An asphalt and bitumen tanker has collided with a river cruiser down near the port of New Orleans, with rescue efforts underway. The news is reporting that there are nearly 150 passengers...
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EuronewsNews report · Nov 13, 9:04 PM
Tanker collides with New Orleans river cruise carrying 129 passengers, rescue operation underway
A tanker struck and partially submerged a New Orleans river cruise carrying around 129 passengers. Multiple people were rescued as search-and-rescue operations continued.
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Fox News - USNews report · Nov 13, 8:42 PM
Tanker slams into docked New Orleans river cruiser carrying 129 passengers, sparking rescue
The Atlantic Asphalt tanker slammed into the docked American Heritage cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon.
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The IndependentNews report · Nov 13, 10:06 PM
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
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NBC News - US NewsNews report · Nov 13, 8:21 PM
Rescue underway after a tanker collides with a New Orleans riverboat
A riverboat with over 100 passengers was struck Friday in New Orleans by a much larger tanker ship, capsizing the cruise vessel and prompting a major rescue effort in the Mississippi River.
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The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 13, 9:24 PM
Freighter collides with cruise ship in New Orleans, passengers in the water
Nov 13 - A tanker ship collided on Friday with an American Cruise Lines passenger ship that was docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River, where rescue efforts were under way for multi...
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The Guardian USNews report · Nov 13, 10:23 PM
New Orleans boat crash: tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people – latest updates
Rescue efforts under way as American Heritage takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi River Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans A video ci...
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79/99 Wording GapLow confidence9 sources · 3 bias bucketsDeveloping · 9 sources · format mismatchFormats: News report, Opinion
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