A cruise ship has sink in after a collision with a tanker which happened in New Orleans, Louisiana on the Mississippi River.
The incident occurred on Friday, November 13, 2026, when the tanker Atlantic Asphalt lost steering and collided with the docked American Cruise Lines riverboat American Heritage near the Port of New Orleans. All passengers and crew member were accounted for, with no fatalities.
The collision occurred on the Mississippi River in New Orleans when the cargo tanker Atlantic Asphalt lost control of its steering and struck the docked river cruise ship American Heritage.
The crash happened at approximately 12:30 p.m. local time near mile marker 96 on the New Orleans side of the Mississippi River, close to the Crescent City Connection.
The 160-meter tanker struck the five-story, paddlewheel cruise ship, The American Heritage, which had docked around two hours earlier and was beginning to disembark its roughly 129 passengers and crew.
The impact caused the cruise ship to take on water, list, and roll onto its side. First responders, local tugboat operators, and police rushed to the scene, using ladders from the dock and deploying rescue boats to pull people from the water.
All passengers and crew have been accounted for with zero deaths, though 32 people were treated at local hospitals for non-critical injuries. The U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities are investigating the loss of steering that caused the tanker to hit the vessel.
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