Tanker hits cruise ship in New Orleans, triggering rescue

All passengers and crew members aboard a river cruise ship that capsized after a tanker collision in New Orleans on Friday were accounted for, with 32 people hospitalized but none critically injured, according to Mayor Helena Moreno. The Atlantic Asphalt tanker “lost control” and struck the American Heritage, operated by American Cruise Lines, around 12:30 p.m. at the Port of New Orleans, Moreno said at a news briefing. kAm%96 4CF:D6 D9:A[ H9:49 DE:== 925 23@FE `ah A2DD6?86CD 2?5 2? F?DA64:7:65 ?F>36C @7 4C6H >6>36CD 23@2C5[ 3682? E@ D:?< 367@C6 E:AA:?8 @G6C[ D6?5:?8 A6@A=6 :?E@ E96 |:DD:DD:AA: #:G6C]k^Am kAmw2C3@C A@=:46 H6C6 E96 7:CDE E@ C6DA@?5[ 6?E6C:?8 E96 H2E6C E@ AF== A6@A=6 E@ D276EJ 2D 7:C67:89E6CD 6IE6?565 =2556CD 7C@> E96 5@4<] '@=F?E66C 4C6HD :? E96:C @H? G6DD6=D 2=D@ ;@:?65 E96 C6D4F6 677@CE[ |@C6?@ D2:5]k^Am kAm“pE E9:D >@>6?E[ E96 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E H6 92G6[ H6 92G6 K6C@ A6@A=6 F?244@F?E65 7@C[” |@C6?@ D2:5] “(9:49 ECF=J :D 2 >:C24=6 @? E96 |:DD:DD:AA:]”k^Am kAm':56@ @7 E96 :?4:56?E 2:C65 3J =@42= E6=6G:D:@? DE2E:@? (s$&[ 2? }qr 277:=:2E6[ D9@H65 2 =2C86C E2?<6C 2AAC@249:?8 E96 5@4<65 4CF:D6 D9:A 367@C6 E96 EH@ G6DD6=D 4@==:565 2E H92E 2AA62C65 E@ 36 2 C6=2E:G6=J D=@H DA665] {2E6C 7@@E286 D9@H65 E96 p>6C:42? w6C:E286 A2CE=J DF3>6C865 :? E96 C:G6C]k^Am kAm%96 p>6C:42? rCF:D6 {:?6D H63D:E6 56D4C:36D E96 p>6C:42? w6C:E286 2D 2 4=2DD:4 A255=6H966=6C C:G6C 3@2E H:E9 42A24:EJ 7@C 2D >2?J 2D `g_ A2DD6?86CD[ H9:49 H2D =2DE C6?@G2E65 :? a_aa]k^Am kAm“p>6C:42? rCF:D6 {:?6D 42? 4@?7:C> E92E @FC C:G6C3@2E[ p>6C:42? w6C:E286[ H2D :?G@=G65 :? 2 4@==:D:@? H9:=6 :E H2D 5@4<65 :? }6H ~C=62?D[” E96 4@>A2?J D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “(6 2C6 :? 4=@D6 4@@C5:?2E:@? H:E9 E96 &]$] r@2DE vF2C5 2?5 =@42= 2FE9@C:E:6D] vF6DED 2?5 4C6H H6C6 6G24F2E65[ 2?5 H6 2C6 566A=J 4@?46C?65 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 :?G@=G65]”k^Am kAmt2C=:6C @? uC:52J[ {@F:D:2?2 v@G6C?@C y677 {2?5CJ D2:5 96 H2D 9625:?8 E@ }6H ~C=62?D]k^Am kAm“(6 2C6 2H2C6 @7 E96 :?4:56?E @? E96 |:DD:DD:AA: 2?5 H6 2C6 :? 4=@D6 4@?E24E H:E9 =@42= @77:4:2=D 2?5 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E[” {2?5CJ D2:5 :? 2 A@DE @? )] “x 2> 962565 E@ }6H ~C=62?D ?@H]”k^Am kAm00000k^Am kAm(:E9 2DD:DE2?46 7C@> (:== zF3K2?D