# Live updates: Tanker crashes into docked cruise ship near Port of New Orleans > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3622115 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 13, 2026, 3:34 PM · Read it: ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - 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 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… - Nov 13, 2026, 2:23 PM: [Tanker hits docked cruise ship with more than 125 passengers; rescues underway]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right) The 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. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:39 PM: [Mississippi River cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans]() — Axios (Digital news, United States, rated Center) - Nov 13, 2026, 3:03 PM: [Tanker crashes into river cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers in Port of New Orleans]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right) A 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, - Nov 13, 2026, 3:26 PM: [Rescues underway after tanker hits cruise ship in New Orleans]() — 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 shared a message on social media confirming that its ship, American… - Nov 13, 2026, 3:34 PM: [Live updates: Tanker crashes into docked cruise ship near Port of New Orleans]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)