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Tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people in New Orleans
Emergency crews are rescuing passengers after the tanker struck the docked riverboat, which had about 129 people aboard, officials said.
- 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.
- The American Heritage had docked approximately two hours earlier to begin passenger disembarkation, with approximately 129 passengers and crew members aboard at the time of impact.
- Jonah Gilmore, Deputy Director of Communications for the Office of Mayor Helena Moreno, stated "multiple individuals have been rescued, and search-and-rescue operations remain ongoing" as emergency crews worked the scene.
- 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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