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Everyone aboard a river cruise ship has been accounted for following a dramatic collision with a tanker on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, which caused the passenger vessel to capsize and triggered a major emergency rescue operation.
The incident occurred at approximately 12.30pm local time on Friday, November 13, when the tanker Atlantic Asphalt lost control and struck the American Heritage, a paddlewheel riverboat operated by American Cruise Lines.