Posted on 11/13/2026 11:51:24 AM PST by CFW
NEW ORLEANS — A cruise type of boat with up to 129 people aboard was struck by a tanker on the Mississippi River Friday afternoon, according to the port of New Orleans spokesperson Kimberly Curth.
Port NOLA Harbor Police, the New Orleans Fire Department, the New Orleans Police Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and emergency medical personnel are on scene, conducting rescue and response operations.
Passengers are being brought inside the Port of New Orleans Administration Building, located at 1350 Port of New Orleans Place, for triage and assistance.
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What is “CCC”?
As I recall, the CCC is the Crescent City Connection, the major bridge connecting New Orleans with the West Bank...but you have to go east.
Crescent City Connection - the Mississippi River bridge.
They had a contest to name the bridge after it became a twin span and I think this was a little eighth grade girl who came up with that and won.
Where I live, it’s Crestview Country Club.
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