As cruise passengers prepared to make their way off the boat and out into New Orleans, a metallic screech suddenly filled the air. A tanker collided with the river cruise boat, forcing it to slowly tip over as some passengers desperately gripped the railing, while others ended up in the Mississippi River.
Tanker ‘lost control’ and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say | CNN
Emergency responders rushed to the New Orleans waterfront after a tanker “lost control” and hit a river cruise boat, causing a mass evacuation of over 130 people as the boat started sinking, the mayor and other local officials said Friday.
The American Heritage river cruise boat is seen on its side after being struck by the Atlantic Asphalt tanker ship, top center, in the Mississippi River in New Orleans, on Friday, November 13.
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