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Cruise ship capsizes after collision in New Orleans
About 130 people rescued from American Heritage after it struck a tanker while docked on Friday.
In brief
About 130 people rescued from American Heritage after it struck a tanker while docked on Friday. A cruise ship collided with a tanker in New Orleans on Friday, leaving 32 people hospitalised with non-critical injuries and all 130 aboard accounted for. Originally reported by BBC News.
Cruise ship struck by tanker in New Orleans
About 130 people were rescued from the American Heritage after it was struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday.
Ship takes on water, 32 hospitalised
Footage shows the American Heritage taking on water following the collision, which left 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries.
All passengers accounted for, cause under investigation
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said "We have zero people unaccounted for, which truly is a miracle on the Mississippi." The collision's cause remains under investigation, with a possible steering fault suspected.
“We have zero people unaccounted for, which truly is a miracle on the Mississippi.”
The big picture
A cruise ship collided with a tanker in New Orleans on Friday, leaving 32 people hospitalised with non-critical injuries and all 130 aboard accounted for.
