Tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people in New Orleans – latest updates
What happened
A tanker that apparently lost steering rammed the docked river cruise ship American Heritage in New Orleans on Friday, and everyone aboard survived, according to Mayor Helena Moreno.
The vessel took on water and rolled onto its side while rescuers were still pulling passengers and crew from the Mississippi River.
The Guardian puts the number aboard at 129 passengers plus crew, while The Hindu reports 180 people in total.
Thirty-two people were taken to a local hospital, among them two harbor police officers who jumped in to help.
Melanie Burnham, the Coast Guard commander in New Orleans, said the tanker seems to have lost steering.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said he will open an investigation so the crash does not happen again.
“truly a miracle on the Mississippi”
Guardian
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- 2026-11-13 20:19 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 20:49 UTCSCMP via AP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 20:49 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 20:53 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:04 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:06 UTCCBC same text as The Hindu · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:09 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:12 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:31 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 22:47 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 23:20 UTCFBC News · fbcnews.com.fj ↗
- 2026-11-13 23:40 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
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