Disaster● Elevated18m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 8:26 AM
32 hospitalised after cruise ship capsizes in New Orleans
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from RTÉ News · Ireland · North America
A tanker ship collided with a luxury paddle wheeler docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River in the US yesterday, causing the cruise vessel to roll over and sink.
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