The Port of New Orleans is suing the owners and managers of a tanker that crashed into a cruise ship docked in New Orleans on Friday.
The port is claiming the tanker is at fault for the collision that saw more than 100 passengers being rescued from the Mississippi River and caused more than $1m (£756k) in damage, according to court documents.
The collision left 32 people from the stricken riverboat in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one was unaccounted for. Officials hailed it as a "miracle on the Mississippi".
The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation, but US Coast Guard Capt Melanie Burnham said: "There seems to be some type of a loss of steering."
The paddlewheel cruise ship, American Heritage, was left on its side and partially submerged in the Mississippi River after it was hit by the cargo vessel Atlantic Asphalt on Friday afternoon.
The court documents added that the port terminal "was significantly damaged" in the incident.
The tanker, the M/V Atlantic Asphalt, its owner Nave Shipping SA, and its management company, Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd, are all named in the federal court lawsuit filed on Friday in the Eastern District of Louisiana court.
Officials are still investigating the full extent of the damage from the crash, as well as the cause, but…