Tanker ship collides with riverboat carrying 129 people in New Orleans

A crushing sound as a tanker ship collides with a cruise ship on the Mississippi River in a New Orleans port. We overheard some folks saying that there was people in the water. And then as we walked out, it was boat collision, really nerve wracking. The American Heritage, a small luxury paddle wheel cruise boat, eventually capsized after it took water. The scramble to rescue the passengers, quick and effective. We have zero people unaccounted for, which truly is a miracle on the Mississippi. And that is a credit to all of the first responders, local, state, federal, who literally jumped right in to help. Some were evacuated from the ship before it capsized. Dozens more were rescued from the water. 32 passengers were taken to hospital. No one. Was critically injured. We did have people that were in the water, including two HPD officers who were at the hospital now in good condition. The crash shut down the Mississippi River, one of the busiest shipping corridors in the U. S. But officials say the incident was a textbook example of emergency response working well. The coordination between the responding agencies has been absolutely exceptional. The U.S. Coast Guard says the tanker may have experienced a loss of steering causing it to lose control and crash. It's now gathering evidence for a full investigation. Chris Reyes, CBC News, New York.