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How did everyone aboard survive a tanker crash that flipped a cruise boat?
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A tanker that appeared to lose steering hit a cruise boat tied up in New Orleans. Mayor Helena Moreno said no one was missing once the rescue ended.
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The impact set the boat taking on water. It tipped onto its side against the terminal, throwing people into the river, two police officers among them. 32 people were taken to hospital, none with critical injuries.
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Crew had put life vests on passengers as they waited to leave, which the harbor police chief said likely saved a number of lives. Tugboat crews, nearby workers and police pulled people out. Mayor Helena Moreno said: There had to be some kind of divine, godly intervention for this outcome.
“There had to be some kind of divine, godly intervention for this outcome.”
By Saturday, 8 people were still in hospital, two in serious condition.
- Taken to hospital, 13 November32 people
- Still hospitalised, 14 November8 people
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- The TelegraphTanker owner sued after 'Miracle of Mississippi' cruise boat crash
- CNN InternationalTanker 'lost control' and hit cruise ship in New Orleans, spurring massive evacuation, officials say
- Irish ExaminerPort sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi
- AxiosCrashed Mississippi River cruise ship will take weeks to remove
- The GuardianNew Orleans officials file $1m lawsuit after 'Mississippi miracle' tanker crash
- lastampa.itTragedy narrowly avoided on the Mississippi: tanker hits a cruise ship that capsizes