180 people rescued after tanker crashes into river cruise in ‘miracle on the Mississippi’
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Authorities have hailed a ‘miracle’ after all 180 passengers and crew on a tanker and river cruise boat were accounted for following a collision that left the pleasure vessel on its side.
An investigation has been opened after the Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck a parked American Heritage cruise in the Mississippi River at the port of New Orleans.
Experts say it is too soon to determine what caused the incident, but early evidence points to a catastrophic system failure onboard the tanker.
New Orleans mayor Helena Moreno told a news conference that 32 cruise passengers had been taken to hospital, none of whom were thought to have critical injuries.
‘We have zero people unaccounted for, which truly is a miracle on the Mississippi,’ she said.
But she added many passengers had lost ID documents and mobile phones in the crash, meaning many were unable to contact their families.
She said a roll call conducted by American Cruise Lines in a nearby auditoriumaccounted for everyone not being treated in hospital.
Port worker Devon Flanagan was left his truck as he saw passengers in the water, having escaped from the cruise, which had tipped onto its side.
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