# Rescue underway after an oil tanker collides with a New Orleans river boat > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3571492 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: NBC News, Nov 13, 2026, 2:21 PM · Read it: A New Orleans river boat with over 100 passengers was struck on Friday by a much larger tanker ship, capsizing the cruise vessel and prompting a major rescue effort in the Mississippi River near the French Quarter. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 2:09 PM: [Tanker collides with river cruiser near Port of New Orleans]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 2:13 PM: [New Orleans boat crash: tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people – latest updates]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) Rescue efforts under way as ship takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi RiverTanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New OrleansAn emergency response source said that there were efforts underway to rescue people from the water. That source said it was possible the tanker had lost power before striking the American Heritage.Images on social media showed the American Heritage on its side. It was docked on the Mississippi River outside the port of New Orleans’s administrative building when it was hit. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:13 PM: [Tanker collides with riverboat on Mississippi River at Port of New Orleans]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) A news release issued by the Port of New Orleans said the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage riverboat was docked at the port when it was struck by the Atlantic Asphalt tanker. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:21 PM: [Rescue underway after an oil tanker collides with a New Orleans river boat]() — NBC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) A New Orleans river boat with over 100 passengers was struck on Friday by a much larger tanker ship, capsizing the cruise vessel and prompting a major rescue effort in the Mississippi River near the French Quarter. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:38 PM: [Tanker hits river cruise boat in New Orleans, rescues underway]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) A tanker struck a river cruise on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans Friday, partially submerging the passenger boat. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:42 PM: [Tanker slams into docked New Orleans river cruiser carrying 129 passengers, sparking rescue]() — Fox News (TV network, United States, rated Right) The Atlantic Asphalt tanker slammed into the docked American Heritage cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon.