Over 30 injured, no one missing after tanker collides with riverboat in New Orleans: Officials
- On Friday around 12:30 p.m., the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Atlantic Asphalt collided with the docked American Heritage cruise ship near the Port of New Orleans, causing the vessel to list sharply and take on water.
- Over 30 people are injured after a tanker collided with a docked riverboat on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans, officials said Friday.
- Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry stated he is in "close contact with local officials and law enforcement" and was heading to New Orleans as of 2 p.m. to assess the situation.
- The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River between mile markers 93 and 96 while responders assessed damage and investigated the cause of the allision, disrupting commercial traffic in the busy shipping corridor.
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An oil tanker collided with a cruise ship docked in New Orleans, USA, causing the cruise ship to tilt and partially sink. Approximately 130 passengers were on board. Authorities have rescued at least 12 people who fell overboard.
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Tanker Slams Into Docked River Cruise Ship In New Orleans, Sending Passengers Into Mississippi River - American Liberty News
A massive asphalt tanker collided with a docked paddlewheel cruise ship carrying roughly 129 passengers on the Mississippi River in New Orleans Friday afternoon, tipping the riverboat onto its side and triggering a frantic multi-agency water rescue. More than a dozen people have reportedly been hospitalized as emergency crews work urgently to account for everyone […]
Tanker hits docked river cruise ship, sending people into water
A river cruise ended with a frightening scene Friday when a large tanker slammed into a docked passenger vessel on the Mississippi River, causing the cruise ship to roll onto its side and sending people into the water. The collision happened near the Port of New Orleans around 12:30 p.m. local time.
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