# New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/4651898 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 9 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 14, 2026, 2:09 PM · Read it: The lawsuit, filed by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, said the Atlantic Asphalt tanker caused at least $1 million in damage to its terminal. A judge issued a warrant Friday giving federal officials control of the ship for now. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 2:13 PM: [Tanker collides with riverboat on Mississippi River at Port of New Orleans]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center) The American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage riverboat was docked at the port when it was struck by the Atlantic Asphalt tanker Friday afternoon. - Nov 13, 2026, 2:39 PM: [Mississippi River cruise crash has no fatalities, critical injuries]() — 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) 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, 3:26 PM: [All 180 aboard survive after tanker hits cruise ship on Mississippi River]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said 32 people were taken to the hospital, but none of them had critical injuries. - Nov 13, 2026, 4:26 PM: [All accounted for and 32 hospitalized after tanker sinks New Orleans cruise ship]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) The 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.… - Nov 13, 2026, 7:17 PM: [Tanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 14, 2026, 11:56 AM: [Port of New Orleans sues tanker that hit riverboat cruise for $1 million]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) The port asked a judge to seize and sell the tanker that hit a riverboat cruise to cover the costs of repairs. - Nov 14, 2026, 1:34 PM: [New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 14, 2026, 2:09 PM: [New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) The lawsuit, filed by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, said the Atlantic Asphalt tanker caused at least $1 million in damage to its terminal. A judge issued a warrant Friday giving federal officials control of the ship for now.