US officials recover audio from ‘Mississippi miracle’ cruise ship and tanker crash

Source: The Guardian — World By Coral Murphy Marcos 15-11-2026, 23:20

Tank vessel suffered sudden steering failure two minutes before slamming into docked riverboat near New Orleans

Federal safety investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recovered audio and released a preliminary timeline on Sunday of a collision between a cruise ship and a tanker vessel in the Mississippi River on Friday.

The data was retrieved after more than 30 people were injured when a tanker collided with a docked cruise ship – American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage riverboat – near the port of New Orleans on Friday at about 12.30pm. All passengers aboard the cruise ship have been accounted for, officials said.

In brief

Tank vessel suffered sudden steering failure two minutes before slamming into docked riverboat near New Orleans Federal safety investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recovered audio and released a preliminary timeline on Sunday of a collision between a cruise ship and a tanker vessel in the Mississippi River on Friday. The data was retrieved after more than 30 people were injured when a tanker collided with a docked cruise ship – American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage riverboat – near the port of New Orleans on Friday at about 12.30pm. All passengers aboard the cruise ship have been accounted for, officials said.

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US officials recover audio from ‘Mississippi miracle’ cruise ship and tanker crash

In brief

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