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Dramatic eyewitness video captures passengers trying to stay aboard and swimming to safety after a tanker collided with a cruise boat in New Orleans.
A cargo ship has collided with a docked cruise ship in New Orleans, with reports suggesting more than 120 people were on board the cruise ship.
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Audio released by New Orleans Fire and Emergency Services captures the initial response after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people, according to Port of New Orleans officials.
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After a tanker rammed into a docked cruise ship near the Port of New Orleans, emergency responders rushed to the scene, according to Port of New Orleans officials. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
People were seen in the river in life jackets or standing near the railing as the other side of the ship listed further into the water.
People were seen in the river in life jackets or standing near the railing as the other side of the ship listed further into the water.
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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno praised the emergency response efforts in the wake of the collision of a tanker and river cruise ship on Friday afternoon. Moreno said all passengers on the cruise have been accounted for.
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Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Heritage cruise boat while it was docked.
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A large emergency response is underway to rescue people from the water, with overnight cruise ship on its side
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All cruise ship passengers and crew were recovered, though 32 people were left with non-serious injuries from Friday's collision.
Emergency responders rushed to the Port of New Orleans after a tanker collided with a river cruise with more than 130 people onboard, according to port officials. Follow for the latest updates.
American Heritage paddleboat with 129 passengers on board is partially submerged on Mississippi River in New Orleans.
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The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.
A tanker collided with a river cruise with more than 130 people onboard Friday afternoon, according to Port of New Orleans officials.
Emergency responders rushed to the New Orleans waterfront after a tanker “lost control” and hit a river cruise boat, causing a mass evacuation of over 130 people as the boat started sinking, the mayor and other local officials said Friday.
A tanker has collided with a river cruise boat docked near the port of New Orleans with more than 100 passengers onboard, leaving the pleasure vessel partially submerged.