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 🙏🏻
Asphalt Tanker Collides with Cruise Ship in New Orleans River Crash
Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the Atlantic Asphalt tanker lost control and struck the docked American Heritage near the Port of New Orleans, carrying 129 passengers and crew who were starting to disembark. Coast Guard, fire, and police teams rushed in, rescuing people from the water and setting up triage as the ship rolled but stayed afloat. Mayor Helena Moreno confirmed everyone was accounted for with no deaths—32 suffered non-critical injuries—and called it a miracle, praising the first responders' swift work.