Nick Sortor@nicksortor
🚨 BREAKING: A cargo ship has SLAMMED into a river cruise ship in New Orleans, Louisiana, and passengers are reportedly IN THE WATER Large scale rescue operation currently launching. Pray for the souls on board 🙏🏻
Tanker Collision Tilts Cruise Ship in New Orleans River Rescue
Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck the American Heritage riverboat at the Port of New Orleans, where 129 passengers and crew were starting to disembark. First responders from the Coast Guard, fire department, police, and even private boaters swiftly pulled everyone to safety, closing the river to traffic during the operation. All were accounted for with no fatalities, though 32 suffered non-critical injuries requiring hospital care; Mayor Helena Moreno called it a “miracle on the Mississippi,” and President Trump praised the responders.