Rescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River

First reported by Guardian at Fri 2:04 PM · 10 outlets in all

1. Yahoo News29mRescues underway after tanker hits cruise ship in New OrleansA large asphalt tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying more than 100 passengers while it was docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon, and rescue efforts are underway.Bystander footage from the scene shows the white, riverboat-style cruise ship slowly tipping onto its side following the collision as passengers wait on the deck. Reports suggest that a dozen or more people were rescued from the water. There were no immediate reports of injuries.This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/li…
2. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)53mRescues are underway in New Orleans after a tanker hits a river cruise boat on the Mississippi RiverAuthorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or deaths. Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the paddlewheel cruise boat while it appeared to be docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched.
3. PBS NewsHour55mRescues operations underway in New Orleans after tanker hits river cruise boatA tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise with 129 passengers on board on Friday, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials say.
4. Axios1hMississippi River cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans
5. CBS News1hTanker hits river cruise boat in New Orleans, rescues underwayA tanker struck a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans Friday, partially submerging the passenger boat.
6. NY Post1hTanker hits docked cruise ship with more than 125 passengers; rescues underwayThe Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage around 12:30 p.m. outside the Port of New Orleans Administration Building, WDSU reported.
7. AP1hTanker strikes river cruise boat in New Orleans, partially submerging it as rescues unfold
8. NBC News1hRescue underway after a tanker collides with a New Orleans riverboatA riverboat with over 100 passengers was struck Friday in New Orleans by a much larger tanker ship, capsizing the cruise vessel and prompting a major rescue effort in the Mississippi River.
9. The Hill1hTanker collides with riverboat on Mississippi River at Port of New OrleansA 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.
10. Guardian1hNew Orleans boat crash: tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people – latest updatesRescue efforts under way as American Heritage takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi RiverTanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New OrleansMartin J Davies, a maritime expert at Tulane University, told local news outlet Fox 8 that he suspected the incident was caused by either steerage failure or engine failure.“This ship is headed upriver and for it to have lost the ability to avoid the moored vessel, there must have been some fairly substantial failure, with the steering gear or the propulsion of the ship to prevent them from avoiding the vessel on…