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Miracle on the Mississippi: everyone safe after tanker hits and sinks New Orleans cruise

At least 180 passengers and crew members were rescued Friday after a tanker lost control, hit and sank a paddleboat on the Mississippi River, the mayor of New Orleans said. Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the cruise boat while it was docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched. Tugboat operators, nearby workers, police and several other rescuers rushed to help. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno called it “a miracle on the Mississippi”. The mayor said 32..

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5 outlets · 5 articles
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Reporting countries
Hong Kong, Kosovo
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Countries concerned
United States
Diplomacy · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.50
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Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (40%); silent in Arab-Muslim world.

Western 20%Sino-Russian & BRICS 40%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 40%

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  • Confirmed by 4 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

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Sino-Russian & BRICS
Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. Miracle on the Mississippi: everyone safe after tanker hits and sinks New Orleans cruise
    South China Morning PostHong KongHong Kong → United StatesEnglish
  2. Miracle on the Mississippi: everyone safe after tanker hits New Orleans cruise
    South China Morning PostHong KongHong Kong → United StatesEnglish
  3. <![CDATA[All passengers and crew on New Orleans cruise ship survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River]]>
    wplginc-wplg-prod.web.arc-cdn.netUnknownKosovo → United StatesEnglish
  4. All passengers and crew on New Orleans cruise ship survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River
    boston.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  5. 'Miracle on the Mississippi': Cruise boat capsizes after colliding with tanker in New Orleans, all 180 passengers aboard safe
    wionews.comDominican RepublicDominican Republic → United StatesEnglish