All passengers and crew survive as tanker hits river cruise boat on Mississippi
Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the paddlewheel cruise boat while it appeared to be docked.
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Tanker strikes cruise boat on Mississippi in New Orleans
A tanker struck a river cruise boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Nov. 13, and rescue operations began. CBC News reported the collision and rescue effort, while the Sydney Morning Herald said passengers were in the water. The Witney Gazette reported that all passengers and crew survived; iHeart said more than 100 people were evacuated, while another report put the number aboard at nearly 150.
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