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Data recorder recovered from tanker in New Orleans cruise ship collision, NTSB says
Investigators say the recorder will help determine why the tanker struck the paddle-wheeler, as 16 NTSB staff interview witnesses and review video.
- On Friday, the tanker Atlantic Asphalt collided with the American Cruise Lines paddle-wheeler American Heritage on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, forcing 191 people aboard to evacuate as the vessel sank.
- First responders pulled about 100 people from the water, New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said Saturday, with 32 individuals transported to local hospitals on Friday following the collision.
- Nine people remained hospitalized on Saturday afternoon, Moreno said, while the National Transportation Safety Board deployed 16 investigators on-site to interview those involved in the incident.
- The NTSB recovered the voyage data recorder from the Atlantic Asphalt on Saturday, which documents the tanker's speed, course, and bridge audio to help determine the collision's cause.
- Removing the sunken American Heritage from the river could take weeks, Mayor Moreno confirmed, though officials verified that no one was killed in the collision.
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Data recorder recovered from tanker in New Orleans cruise ship collision, NTSB says
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday they have recovered the voyage data recorder from the tanker ship that collided with a luxury paddle-wheeler docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River.
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