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New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River
The port says the tanker caused more than $1 million in damage and asks a federal judge to authorize its seizure and sale.
- On Friday, the Port of New Orleans sued the owners of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker, which struck the docked American Heritage cruise ship and caused more than $1 million in damage to the Thalia Street Terminal.
- The tanker appeared to lose steering control before striking the cruise ship, forcing 197 passengers and crew into the Mississippi River; officials hailed the rescue effort as a "miracle on the Mississippi."
- District Judge Wendy Vitter authorized the tanker's seizure Friday, enabling the port's legal claim. Thirty-two people were hospitalized with non-critical injuries, though no fatalities were reported.
- Coast Guard Capt Melanie Burnham said crews must remove 16,000 gallons of fuel from the partially submerged cruise ship. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the crash.
- Thome Ship Management stated Saturday the tanker is stable at anchor and the firm is "fully complying with the local authorities as they carry out the necessary investigations." Traffic on the Mississippi River remains limited but should resume soon.
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New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River
New Orleans port officials have sued the owner of a tanker that slammed into a cruise ship on the Mississippi River.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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