All passengers and crew on New Orleans cruise ship survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who plunged into the Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over. Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Heritage cruise boat while it was docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched. WATCH: Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta Tugboat operators, nearby workers, police and other rescuers rushed to help. "We have zero people unaccounted for, which truly is a miracle on the Mississippi," New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said at a news conference as rescuers and others cheered. The mayor said 32 people were taken to the hospital, but none of them had critical injuries.

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