Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Heritage cruise boat
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
TL;DR
Just hours after a tanker in New Orleans lost its steering and slammed into a docked river cruise boat, the city’s port sued to make sure federal investigators can seize the vessel that is owned by a subsidiary of a Chinese company.
Sources
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CNBC 100727362
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/14/cruise-ship-tanker-crash-new-orleans.html
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe89y2r5j20o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe89y2r5j20o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwe89y2r5j20o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
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ABC News Money Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/new-orleans-port-sues-control-tanker-crashed-cruise-138146375