Live updates: Tanker crashes into docked cruise ship near Port of New Orleans

First reported by Guardian at Fri 2:04 PM · 6 outlets in all

1. CNN21mLive updates: Tanker crashes into docked cruise ship near Port of New Orleans
2. Yahoo News28mRescues 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…
3. Washington Examiner51mTanker crashes into river cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers in Port of New OrleansA tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. when an Atlantic Asphalt tanker crashed into the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage, which was docked on the Mississippi River,
4. Axios1hMississippi River cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans
5. 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.
6. 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…