Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi in New Orleans
Around 130 people were rescued from a cruise ship after it was struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday.
Key points
- More than 30 people were hospitalized, but all passengers survived and were accounted for.
- The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.
A freighter collided with a cruise ship carrying around 130 people in New Orleans, causing the paddlewheel vessel to capsize.
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