Mississippi River cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans

A tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise with 129 passengers on board on Friday, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials say.

A massive emergency response is underway that includes firefighters rescuing people from the Mississippi River.

Rescues are underway after a tanker collided with a river cruise with over 100 people on board in New Orleans. Tony Dokoupil anchors a CBS News special report.

Search and rescue operations were continuing after the riverboat, which was docked and had 129 people aboard, was struck by a cargo ship on Friday afternoon, the authorities said.

More than 129 people were onboard a Mississippi River cruise ship Friday when the Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with it, according to a press release from the Port of New Orleans. The big picture: Search-and-rescue operations were ongoing Friday afternoon, but no reports of injuries were immediately available. Driving the news: The American Heritage, a vessel operated by American Cruise Lines, had docked for passengers to disembark at the port about two hours before it was hit, the press rele

The incident occurred Friday on the Mississippi River.

A river boat with over 100 passengers was struck on Friday by a much larger tanker ship, capsizing the cruise vessel and prompting a major rescue effort in the Mississippi River near the French Quarter.

Rescue efforts under way as ship takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi River Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans Videos circulating across social media appear to show the moment the Atlantic Asphalt tanker crashes into the side of the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage while the cruise ship is docked on the Mississippi River. The ship then falls to its side towards the open water and begins sinking rapidly. An emergency response source s

A news release issued by the Port of New Orleans said the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage riverboat was docked at the port when it was struck by the Atlantic Asphalt tanker.

The Atlantic Asphalt tanker slammed into the docked American Heritage cruise ship on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon.

A tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. when an Atlantic Asphalt tanker crashed into the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage, which was docked on the Mississippi River, […]