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Posted on 11/13/2026 1:16:54 PM PST by DFG
A tanker collided with a docked cruise ship carrying about 129 passengers on the Mississippi River Friday.
The Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage around 12:30 p.m. outside the Port of New Orleans Administration Building, Port NOLA told The Post.
Harrowing footage posted to social media showed the cruise ship nearly sideways in the river. Some people were seen in the river wearing life jackets, while others appeared to cling to the vessel’s railings.
“Our immediate priority is the safety of all passengers, crew members and first responders,” Port NOLA press secretary Kimberly Curth said.
“This remains an active and evolving incident. The number of injuries and the cause of the allision have not yet been confirmed. Additional updates will be provided as information is confirmed.”
The city of New Orleans’ emergency preparedness campaign advised people to avoid the area while emergency crews responded to a “vessel collision.”
Emergency crews were conducting rescue operations and taking passengers inside the nearby building for triage and assistance.
The cruise ship had docked about two hours earlier to let passengers disembark.
American Cruise Lines told The Post “guests and crew were evacuated,” but added “we are deeply concerned for everyone involved.”
“American Cruise Lines can confirm that our riverboat, American Heritage, was involved in a collision while it was docked in New Orleans,” the cruise line said. “We are in close coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities.”
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"Emergency personnel respond after the Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with the docked American Heritage cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans."
Video of collision here
Watch the moment a tanker struck a cruise ship in New Orleans
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7iazmk
Were they trying to knock down that bridge but failed due to poor seamanship?
I guess it is a good thing that the floating casino was going to go out of business in January
It appears the asphalt ship lost power. Then you are at the mercy of the current and any wind blowing.
Just reported that Everyone is accounted for
video
Footage shows aftermath of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker crash into the American Heritage river cruiser in New Orleans
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7ib4us
Was the tanker named “The Democrat Party”? That would be an accurate metaphor.
The art of it is to lose power at just the right time to bring down the Francis Scott Key Bridge
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