Over 30 injured, no one missing after tanker collides with riverboat in New Orleans: Officials
Officials said 32 people were hospitalized after the collision, and all passengers and crew were later accounted for.
- 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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On the Mississippi, a huge tanker pushes a passenger ship into the quay wall, which then capsizes within minutes. All 195 people survive on board.
MIRACLE ON THE MISSISSIPPI: All 129 Aboard American Heritage Accounted for After Tanker Slams Docked Riverboat in New Orleans
A Marshall Islands-flagged asphalt tanker lost control and T-boned the American Heritage while it was docked in the Port of New Orleans, capsizing the paddlewheeler and sending passengers into the river. Thirty-two were hospitalized, none critically — and by Friday evening, the mayor's podium had the number every rescue commander wants: zero unaccounted for.
New Orleans River Cruise Ship Collision: All Passengers Survive on Mississippi River After Tanker Crash
A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with about 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who plunged into the Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over.
Tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, rescue underway
A tanker struck the American Heritage paddleboat while it was docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The collision caused the paddleboat to partially submerge, with 129 passengers aboard at the time. Rescuers, including nearby workers and police, promptly responded to assist those in distress. At least 32 individuals required hospitalization, though none suffered critical injuries.
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