A tanker crashed into a cruise ship in New Orleans. All passengers were rescued.
In New Orleans, an Atlantic asphalt tanker collided with the American Heritage river cruise ship, which was docked near the port, reports CNN.
The incident occurred in the afternoon of November 13 local time. After the collision, the cruise ship began to fill with water and lay on its side. Some of the passengers fell overboard.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said all 197 passengers on the ship were alive and safe. He called the incident "a miracle on the Mississippi." According to New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno, 32 people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while the rest were treated at the scene for scrapes and bruises.
Moreno said that the main credit for saving the passengers belongs to the emergency services team at the port, who "really immediately rushed to help."