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Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash

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Covered by 2 outlets: Scranton Times-Tribune, The Standard-Speaker.

Key takeaways

  • A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday included a tour group of about 24 travelers from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area
  • Exposed: BWET, XLY, FRO, DHT, INSW
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash

A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday included a tour group of about 24 travelers from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+0.8% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways-4.9% 30d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • BKNG Booking Holdings+1.3% 30d

    Booking Holdings (transportation services): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story.

  • MAR Marriott International+2.0% 9d

    Marriott International (hotels and motels): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET-5.09%-10.82%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLY+0.82%+0.83%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO-5.72%-2.93%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT-7.51%-3.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW-8.19%-3.57%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK-4.67%-0.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BKNG+2.48%+0.42%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MAR-1.41%+1.39%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash Scranton Times-Tribune

Source: Scranton Times-Tribune

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Booking Holdings (BKNG)three days earlier+0.42%final price
Booking Holdings (BKNG)five days earlier+2.48%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier-10.82%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier-5.09%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days earlier-3.06%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)five days earlier-7.51%final price
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier-2.93%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier-5.72%final price
International Seaways (INSW)three days earlier-3.57%final price
International Seaways (INSW)five days earlier-8.19%final price
Marriott International (MAR)three days earlier+1.39%final price
Marriott International (MAR)five days earlier-1.41%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days earlier-0.26%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)five days earlier-4.67%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)three days earlier+0.83%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)five days earlier+0.82%final price

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Who collects and who pays in energy

The side that tends to collect

  • FRO Frontline

    For “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash,” Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    For “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INSW International Seaways

    For “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash,” International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    For “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash,” Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Nov 2026 story “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Nov 2026 story “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash.” Reason on file: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story

  • BKNG Booking Holdings

    For “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash,” Booking Holdings (BKNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Booking Holdings (transportation services): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story

  • MAR Marriott International

    Marriott International (MAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 14 Nov 2026 story “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash.” Reason on file: Marriott International (hotels and motels): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) and the energy link

“Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash” (14 Nov 2026) reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) through Energy.

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is on the page because Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY): Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “cruise” (travel) in this story

What this energy story puts on the calendar

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. FRO traded between 47.51 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 48.49. XLY traded between 110.58 and 119.20 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 118.15.

How solid “Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash” looks

54 out of 100

“Local tour group on cruise ship in New Orleans tanker crash” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 8 linked companies.