All passengers and crew accounted for after New Orleans boat crash in ‘miracle on the Mississippi’
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Key context: <p>No passengers or crew were killed or critically hurt after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River, officials say</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/13/new-orleans-cruise-liner-tanker-crash-live-updates">New Orleans river collision – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>In what the city’s mayor declared a “miracle on the Mississippi”, all passengers were accounted for – with none killed or critically hurt – after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship docked on the Mississippi River in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-orleans">New Orleans</a> on Friday afternoon.</p><p>Thirty-two people were taken to local hospitals after the Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck American Cruise Lines’s American Heritage at about 12.30pm – but none of their injuries were considered critical, New Orleans’s mayor, Helena Moreno, said at a news conference.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/13/mississippi-river-crash-new-orleans">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
No passengers or crew were killed or critically hurt after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River, officials sayNew Orleans river collision – latest updatesIn what the city’s mayor declared a “miracle on the Mississippi”, all passengers were accounted for – with none killed or critically hurt – after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon.Thirty-two people were taken to local hospitals after the Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck American Cruise Lines’s American Heritage at about 12.30pm – but none of their injuries were considered critical, New Orleans’s mayor, Helena Moreno, said at a news conference. Continue reading...
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