# New Orleans port files $1m lawsuit over 'miracle on the Mississippi' tanker collision

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4 outlets covering · First listed: BBC, Nov 14, 2026, 4:27 PM · Read it: <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe89y2r5j20o>

The lawsuit filed by New Orleans officials also requests that the tanker involved in the collision with the cruise ship be seized and sold to pay for damages.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 1:34 PM: [New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxNSkpYTERHb0JjNU1SY2JyaXFOREZsSzkxdTZVa1lXVW1xVjV3ZTdqZmhFLXl3eExxZmdPY1B2dURNSmRwQVczSG81emlfOEh0NTNhcW44cVBFcU03Y2hadEFmVlRPVHR3bDRPX0p0ZF9JR3B3QkZQUnVxVUZfMXNsSzJDclQ1elJ6ZVBHZGZpRXVUM09KcmgxWmdHajA?oc=5>) — 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](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/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.
- Nov 14, 2026, 3:18 PM: [New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/new-orleans-port-sues-to-get-control-of-tanker-that-crashed-into-cruise-ship-on-mississippi-river>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  New Orleans port officials have sued the owner of a tanker that slammed into a cruise ship on the Mississippi River.
- Nov 14, 2026, 4:27 PM: [New Orleans port files $1m lawsuit over 'miracle on the Mississippi' tanker collision](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe89y2r5j20o>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  The lawsuit filed by New Orleans officials also requests that the tanker involved in the collision with the cruise ship be seized and sold to pay for damages.
