# News Wrap: Tanker crashes into river cruise boat in New Orleans

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7 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 13, 2026, 5:55 PM · Read it: <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-tanker-crashes-into-river-cruise-boat-in-new-orleans>

In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the company scrambled to restore its widely used suite of workplace software and the White House is tightening rules on how staffers interact with lobbyists.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 2:22 PM: [All passengers and crew on New Orleans paddleboat survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxQNlM1d3RDejItNTdSdk9KWU9PaWZPanZTQmNHd3JRY1BPTGJOYWRkaWYweVVqSzUyVkFadl84SmdVT3pyVVk2RzJYZmxMZFBPazVhQ2RKbklvSnlKZHQtWnZuM0xROU1fSDlSZVAtdzg2Y1BKS3VBWlAwMGllM3pLUFkyT1lwcWgxa3YtS0hCYW5NNGFtcGNlT3AtS2YwZnJZbWowSWlXSUhCM0dJSkE?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 2:38 PM: [Passengers rescued after tanker hit river cruise in New Orleans](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tanker-cruise-collision-mississippi-river-new-orleans/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A tanker struck a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans Friday, partially submerging the passenger boat.
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:02 PM: [All aboard river cruise boat are rescued after it was hit by tanker in New Orleans](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-13/rescues-are-underway-in-new-orleans-after-tanker-hits-river-cruise-boat-on-mississippi-river>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the cruise boat while it was docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched.
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:03 PM: [Tanker crashes into river cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers in Port of New Orleans](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4803302/tanker-crash-river-cruise-ship-new-orleans-port/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  All of the passengers aboard a cruise ship on the Mississippi River have been accounted for after the boat collided with a tanker 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
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:34 PM: [Live updates: Tanker crashes into docked cruise ship near Port of New Orleans](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxPZmtZSGpfaXdzdkFHV2NsU19kbnc3ZW53S2JyYnpsVkhOSXc4b0xmR01TNkZRT05KMF9sTURyVzV0Y0hUYmlwcl9HcmtJZ0VSczZPNHJ1NHI4emZzVUVjbWx5NFpDU2Q4QlRJVnNOb01BTXV0ZW96NEhmMjhFeUxTcDg5em53YkhhdVRSQkp5YXJOVmtyM040aA?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- 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.
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:55 PM: [News Wrap: Tanker crashes into river cruise boat in New Orleans](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-tanker-crashes-into-river-cruise-boat-in-new-orleans>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the company scrambled to restore its widely used suite of workplace software and the White House is tightening rules on how staffers interact with lobbyists.
