Tanker Rams River Cruise Ship Near The Port of New Orleans!

James Kaufman, World News Report Today. Tanker Rams River Cruise Ship near the Port of New Orleans. A tanker collided with a river cruiser that was docked at the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River with more than 130 people on board, according to Port of New Orleans officials. The Atlantic Asphalt tanker, quote-unquote, lost control and hit the American Cruise Line's riverboat. According to the city of New Orleans mayor, Helena Marino, the incident occurred about 12.30 p.m. according to port officials. 32 people are being treated at local hospitals, but none have any severe or critical injuries, according to the mayor. All cruise passengers have been accounted for, she added. Passengers began disembarking from the American Cruise Line ship after the collision, but while that was happening, the cruise ship began to sink, and then eventually the cruise ship toppled over and flipped over, she said. Now, when that occurred, we started having people in the water. University Medical Center New Orleans and other LCMC health hospitals have received about two dozen patients from the crash. So they are currently evaluating, hospital system has reported, our medical teams are currently evaluating patients providing appropriate care while coordinating with emergency responders, they said in a statement. As this remains an active situation, we will provide additional updates as appropriate. The U.S. Coast Guard is supporting Louisiana responding to the collision on the Mississippi River. According to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullins, who put this in a social media post, quote, our prayers are with all those impacted by this terrible tragedy, he added. CNN has reached out to the Coast Guard for additional information without any response thus far. This is a developing situation, and I personally will update you guys as more information But it looks like there were no critical or even severe injuries, and everyone is accounted for. So, there you go, folks. A tanker, well, sank a river cruise boat while people were boarding for a several-day-long cruise. Please give us a thumbs-up and share, and God bless you all.