From NBC Bay Area · · 40s
Tanker collides with New Orleans riverboat
All passengers accounted for after oil tanker hits river cruise ship.
In brief
All passengers accounted for after oil tanker hits river cruise ship. New Orleans mayor says 130 passengers and crew from American Heritage riverboat are safe after collision with oil tanker. Originally reported by NBC Bay Area.
Collision on Mississippi River
A tanker struck a riverboat carrying 129 passengers and crew near New Orleans French Quarter.
All accounted for
New Orleans mayor confirmed no passengers missing and no critical injuries after collision.
Rescue effort underway
Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigate cause of collision.
Passenger accounts
A passenger described crawling to safety after riverboat flipped and capsized.
“After the initial crash, it hit us again and we flipped over and I had to crawl over the railing and people to save myself”
At a glance
New Orleans mayor says 130 passengers and crew from American Heritage riverboat are safe after collision with oil tanker.
