Tanker Collides With Riverboat Near Port Of New Orleans, 130 On Board, Local Outlet Says

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Watch the moment a tanker struck a cruise ship in New Orleans. Rescues are underway.

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Tanker collides with river cruise ship on Mississippi River

A major rescue operation is underway in New Orleans after the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Atlantic Asphalt collided with the US-flagged river cruise ship American Heritage on 13 November. The passenger vessel was… pic.twitter.com/dFWKr6yrQp

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130 On Board Riverboat Hit By Tanker 

Local outlet WWL-TV reports that the tanker collided with a docked riverboat near the Port of New Orleans. The outlet's sources say 130 people were on board the riverboat.

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Incident Near Port of New Orleans 

Dramatic footage posted on X appears to show a canal ferry colliding