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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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