Tanker Strikes Docked Paddlewheeler on Mississippi River, Causing It to Capsize

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A Marshall Islands-flagged asphalt tanker struck the docked American Cruise Lines riverboat American Heritage on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday, sending people into the water and leaving the cruise ship capsized at the dock.

The 160-meter tanker Atlantic Asphalt collided with the U.S.-flagged American Heritage at about 12:30 p.m. local time below the Crescent City Connection bridge, according to the Port of New Orleans.

Video of the incident shows the tanker striking the port side of the docked river cruise ship. In the