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Tanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say

Tanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say
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By Taylor Romine, Isa Mudannayake, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — As cruise passengers prepared to make their way off the boat and out into New Orleans, a metallic screech suddenly filled the air. A tanker collided with the river cruise boat, forcing it to slowly tip over as some passengers desperat...

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