Tanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say

First reported by CBS News at Fri 2:38 PM · 4 outlets in all

1. CNN3hTanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say
2. NY Post6hDozens of passengers rushed to hospital after tanker lost control and collided with cruise ship: mayorThe 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.
3. Yahoo News6hAll passengers accounted for after tanker hits cruise ship, New Orleans mayor saysThe mayor of New Orleans said on Friday evening that all of the more than 100 passengers aboard a cruise ship docked at the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River had been accounted for after a large asphalt tanker crashed into it, causing it to sink. Mayor Helena Moreno said at a news conference that the collision between the American Heritage cruise ship — a riverboat-style ship — and a tanker called the Atlantic Asphalt occurred around 12:30 p.m. after the tanker “lost control.” She said that passengers immediately began disembarking, but as they did so, the cruise ship capsized.…
4. CBS News8hPassengers rescued after tanker hit river cruise in New OrleansA tanker struck a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans Friday, partially submerging the passenger boat.