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 Agawam couple aboard a river cruise in New Orleans captured dramatic video of the aftermath of a tanker collision Friday afternoon, sharing exclusive footage with 22News showing the riverboat sinking and people swimming to safety.
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By Brad Brooks Nov 13 (Reuters) - A tanker ship collided on Friday with an American Cruise Lines passenger ship that was docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River, where rescue efforts were under way for multiple passengers in the water. US Department of [...]
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