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Freighter collides with cruise ship in New Orleans, passengers in the water

By Brad Brooks and Steve Gorman Nov 13 (Reuters) - A tanker ship collided with a luxury paddle wheeler docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River on Friday, causing the cruise vessel to roll over and sink as passengers scurried to disembark and ‌d...

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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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