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Tanker collides with riverboat on the Mississippi in New Orleans

A tanker ship hit a docked riverboat in New Orleans, partially submerging it; passengers and crew were rescued.

A towboat on a wide brown river
A towboat on a wide brown river. Photo: Justin Wilkens, via Unsplash

What we know

Al Jazeera English reports that passengers and crew were rescued after a tanker ship collided with a riverboat docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The collision partially submerged the riverboat, forcing passengers to cling to railings.

Where: New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana
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Sources

@AJEnglish

“Passengers and crew have been rescued after a tanker ship collided with a riverboat docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.”

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