New Orleans crash: All accounted for after tanker collides with cruise ship
Everyone aboard a New Orleans riverboat carrying about 129 passengers and additional crew members was accounted for after a tanker struck the docked vessel Friday, causing it to capsize in the Mississippi River, authorities said.The Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck the American Heritage around 12:30 p.m. on the Mississippi River outside 1350 Port of New Orleans Place, according to the Port of New Orleans.
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said 32 people were taken to hospitals, none with critical injuries, and all people on board were accounted for. Moreno called it "a miracle."
"We have zero people unaccounted for, which is a miracle," Moreno told reporters.
"Our New Orleans firefighters jumped right into action with ladders over the dock to try to get people up," Moreno later added.
The American Heritage had docked about two hours before the collision to begin letting passengers off, according to port officials. Emergency teams were conducting rescue and response operations, and passengers were being brought inside the Port of New Orleans Administration Building.
The cruise ship was built in 2015 and operated by American Cruise Lines. It is five stories and can hold up to 150 passengers.
The American Heritage was finishing an eight-day cruise to several Mississippi River destinations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
The tanker involved in the crash specializes in carrying large quantities of asphalt and bitumen, a semi-solid substance that is often used for road construction and roofing, according to the live shipping tracker MarineTraffic.
Ships carrying asphalt and bitumen are often heated well above 250 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent the asphalt from solidifying on the ship, according to the maritime periodical Marine Insights. It is not immediately clear whether the ship was carrying any materials when the crash occurred.
The vessel is 520 feet long and had a final destination in New Orleans, according to MarineTraffic. It was sailing under a flag for the Marshall Islands.
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