The Port of New Orleans filed a $1 million lawsuit to gain control of a Chinese subsidiary-owned tanker which crashed into a docked river cruise ship on Friday.The tanker, the Atlantic Asphalt, collided with the American Heritage cruise ship, leading to what the lawsuit stated was over $1 million in damages to the dock, but no deaths among the 197 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship.Thirty-two people were taken to the hospital in the wake of the collision, but no critical injuries were reported and as of Saturday only eight remained in the hospital, according to the Associated Press.⚠️ OFFICIAL UPDATE: All passengers and crew are accounted for with zero fatalities after the tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck the docked cruise ship American Heritage near the Port of New Orleans. 32 people were hospitalized with non-critical injuries. Search-and-rescue has ended as the USCG and NTSB investigate. Ship Crash - Mississippi River - American Heritage - Atlantic Asphalt - Port NOLA— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) November 14, 2026The exact cause of the crash is unknown, but US Coast Guard Capt Melanie Burnham said that "There seems to be some type of a loss of steering."New Orleans accuses tanker of negligence in cruise ship collisionIn the lawsuit, the New Orleans port requested that the tanker be seized and sold to pay for the…
New Orleans port sues Chinese-owned tanker in seizure attempt after cruise ship collision
The tanker, the Atlantic Asphalt, collided with the American Heritage cruise ship on Friday, leading to what the lawsuit stated was over $1 million in damages to the dock, but no deaths.
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The Port of New Orleans filed a $1 million lawsuit to gain control of a Chinese subsidiary-owned tanker which crashed into a docked river cruise ship on Friday.The tanker, the Atlantic Asphalt, collided with the American Heritage cruise ship, leading to what the lawsuit stated was over $1 million in damages to the dock, but no deaths among the 197 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship.Thirty-two people were taken to the hospital in the wake of the collision, but no critical injuries were reported and as of Saturday only eight remained in the hospital, according to the Associated Press.⚠️ OFFICIAL UPDATE: All passengers and crew are accounted for with zero fatalities after the tan…
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