Watch: Cruise ship seen sinking after collision with cargo ship in New Orleans
What happened
A tanker slammed into the docked cruise boat American Heritage in New Orleans on Friday, sending it over on its side and into a mass rescue on the Mississippi River.
All of the roughly 130 to 180 people aboard survived, and 32 were taken to hospital with non-critical injuries, according to The Hindu and BBC.
The sources give different headcounts: the BBC says about 130 people were rescued, while The Hindu and DW cite about 180 aboard.
Footage shows the larger Atlantic Asphalt hitting the paddlewheel vessel as it sat at the Port of New Orleans; the boat listed within minutes and flipped while people were still getting off.
Coast Guard Capt. Melanie Burnham said the tanker appeared to have suffered a loss of steering, but the exact cause is not yet known.
The National Transportation Safety Board plans to investigate, though its team was initially unable to reach New Orleans because US flights were grounded.
“We have zero people unaccounted for, which truly is a miracle on the Mississippi”
The Hindu
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Open on the live globe →Who reported it
- 2026-11-13 20:49 UTCSCMP via AP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:04 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:06 UTCCBC · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:15 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-13 21:31 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-14 02:12 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-11-14 13:15 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
- 2026-11-15 00:28 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
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