{"id":"1794599519366-news-segment","slug":"new-orleans-river-rescue-underway","title":"New Orleans River Rescue Underway","summary":"Around 12:30 p.m. CST, emergency services received reports of a watercraft in distress near the Port of New Orleans. Initial reports described a river cruiser carrying about 150 people taking on water, with firefighters entering the water to perform rescues. A caller said the vessel may have struck another ship. The U.S. Coast Guard had not confirmed all details in the available reporting.\n\nThe cause remains under investigation; initial reports point to a possible collision with another vessel, but that has not been officially confirmed.\n\nA river cruiser carrying about 150 people was taking on water near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m., and firefighters were in the water performing rescues. Initial reports said the vessel may have struck another ship; the “tanker” detail was not confirmed in the initial source. This is a quote from a press conference and does not make a verifiable factual claim.\n\nReuters reported that the UN secretary-general urged drastic emissions cuts as COP31 wrestled with fossil fuels.\n\nReuters reported that a Microsoft outage forced businesses to rely on faxes, phones, and Bluetooth as workarounds.\n\nPolitico reported that Brian Poindexter, an incoming House Democrat, said he is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation. This is a speculative/hype post about XRP reaching $589; no factual claim to check.","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T19:51:59.366Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"Washington","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: A river cruiser carrying about 150 people was taking on water near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m., and firefighters were in the water performing rescues. Initial reports said the vessel may have struck another ship; the “tanker” detail was not confirmed in the initial source. This is a quote from a press conference and does not make a verifiable factual claim.\nSource: [fox8live.com](https://www.fox8live.com/2026/11/13/source-river-cruiser-carrying-150-people-taking-water-near-port-new-orleans-rescue-efforts-underway/) POST 21 (https://x.com/BNONews/status/2121327265867018539)\n\nTRUE: Reuters reported that the UN secretary-general urged drastic emissions cuts as COP31 wrestled with fossil fuels.\nSource: Reuters NAMES: COP31 = the 31st UN climate change conference. (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2121328519384904088)\n\nTRUE: Reuters reported that a Microsoft outage forced businesses to rely on faxes, phones, and Bluetooth as workarounds.\nSource: Reuters NAMES: Microsoft = major U.S. software and cloud company. (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2121327263593435137)\n\nTRUE: Politico reported that Brian Poindexter, an incoming House Democrat, said he is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation. This is a speculative/hype post about XRP reaching $589; no factual claim to check.\nSource: Politico NAMES: Brian Poindexter = incoming U.S. House Democrat. POST 2121328709751959998: NOCLAIM None NAMES: XRP = digital asset/cryptocurrency often associat (https://x.com/politico/status/2121326948278304861)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"A river cruiser carrying about 150 people was taking on water near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m., and firefighters were in the water performing rescues. Initial reports said the vessel may have struck another ship; the “tanker” detail was not confirmed in the initial source. 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POST 2121328709751959998: NOCLAIM None NAMES: XRP = digital asset/cryptocurrency often associat","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@politico"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794599519366-news-segment-new-orleans-river-rescue-underway","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794599519366-news-segment-new-orleans-river-rescue-underway","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794599519366-news-segment-new-orleans-river-rescue-underway and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Breaking from New Orleans right now. A river cruiser carrying about 150 people is taking on water near the port."},{"host":"Bella","text":"BNO News posted on X, \"tanker collides with river cruise.\""},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fox 8's source says the vessel may have struck another ship, but the Coast Guard hasn't confirmed that."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So the tanker detail is the unconfirmed part. The confirmed part is a vessel in distress, firefighters in the water."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right. Around 12:30 local time. Rescues underway."},{"host":"Bella","text":"No confirmed number of injuries yet, and the cause is still under investigation."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The Coast Guard will have to confirm whether another vessel was involved."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And about 150 people on a river cruiser is a mass rescue operation."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It is. We'll update when officials release specifics. For now, that's the solid picture."},{"host":"Bella","text":"This is serious enough without the first post racing ahead of the facts."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Back to Washington. An incoming House Democrat is already facing a crisis before he's even sworn in."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Politico reports Brian Poindexter says he is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's an ugly way to start a term."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He's the one saying it. Could be an attempt to get ahead of a story."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Could be. But the House has an ethics problem no matter how it lands."},{"host":"Bella","text":"\"Subject of investigation\" is not a finding. We don't have details."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I'm not convicting him. But if Politico's reporting holds, this will follow him into the chamber."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The question is whether leadership lets him be seated without a deeper look."},{"host":"Brian","text":"They'd better ask it before January, not after the newspapers do."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The newspapers just did."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I think the bigger problem for Democrats is this comes as the House is already divided over leadership."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Right. They can't afford another ethics scandal before the new Congress settles in."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different fight entirely: in New York, a politician wants to dissolve the NYPD's counterterrorism unit."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fox News has the exchange on X. Zohran Mamdani was asked who responds to terrorist threats if the Strategic Response Group is disbanded."},{"host":"Brian","text":"His answer: he's committed to disbanding it and doesn't think counterterrorism and enforcement responsibilities belong there."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Let's get it right. The Strategic Response Group is an NYPD counterterrorism unit. He wants it gone."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I think that's a terrible idea."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I don't love it either, but he's not saying no one responds. He's saying other parts of the department should absorb the work."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You don't dissolve a dedicated counterterrorism unit because it has a policing problem. You fix the problem."},{"host":"Bella","text":"His view is the unit has become an occupying force at protests. That's a real concern."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So hold officers accountable. Don't gamble New York's safety to satisfy activists."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's not fair. He's accountable to voters who worry about police abuse, not just activists."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Then show me the plan for who scrambles when there's a hostage situation."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's exactly his point — the rest of the NYPD is still there."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No, the rest of the department isn't trained for that mission. That's why the unit exists."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Maybe. But that unit has been around for years, and New York isn't exactly safer."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's not evidence. It's a feeling."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's a legitimate frustration, and you know it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine, the frustration is legitimate. The policy is still reckless."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Agreed to disagree."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Overseas, the UN chief is demanding drastic emissions cuts at COP31, the UN climate conference."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Reuters reports the secretary-general's warning on fossil fuels. No surprises there."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The fight is whether rich nations pay more, and whether India and China move faster."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's the same fight every year, just slightly warmer."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Literally."}]}