# Over 50 people injured and about a dozen sent to hospital after tanker hits cruise ship

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo News, Nov 13, 2026, 3:26 PM · Read it: <https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/tanker-collides-with-cruise-ship-in-new-orleans-rescues-underway-210452228.html>

A 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 showed the white, riverboat-style cruise ship named the American Heritage slowly tipping onto its side following the collision as passengers waited on the deck. Reports suggest that a dozen or more people were rescued from the water. There were no immediate reports of injuries.American Cruise Lines, which operates the American Heritage, shared a message on social…

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- Nov 13, 2026, 3:26 PM: [Over 50 people injured and about a dozen sent to hospital after tanker hits cruise ship](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/tanker-collides-with-cruise-ship-in-new-orleans-rescues-underway-210452228.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
  A 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 showed the white, riverboat-style cruise ship named the American Heritage slowly tipping onto its side following the collision as passengers waited on the deck. Reports suggest that a dozen or more people were rescued from the water. There were no immediate reports of injuries.American Cruise Lines, which operates the American Heritage, shared a message on social…
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:29 PM: [Dozens of passengers rushed to hospital after tanker lost control and collided with cruise ship: mayor](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/dozens-of-passengers-rushed-to-hospital-after-tanker-lost-control-and-collided-with-cruise-ship-mayor/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  The Atlantic Asphalt tanker slammed into the docked American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage, which was carrying about 129 passengers as well as crew on the Mississippi River at around 12:30 p.m., Port NOLA told The Post.
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:47 PM: [32 passengers taken to hospital after tanker hits river cruise boat in US](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/rescue-efforts-under-way-after-tanker-strikes-river-cruise-boat-in-us>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  American Heritage paddleboat with 129 passengers on board is partially submerged on Mississippi River in New Orleans.
