New Orleans officials file $1m lawsuit after ‘Mississippi miracle’ tanker crash

Port also succeeds in seizing tanker, Atlantic Asphalt, to recoup damages after it crashes into cruise ship New Orleans port officials have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1m in damages from the owner and operator of an asphalt tanker that crashed into a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River in the city on Friday. In some of the first legal consequences of Friday’s crash, the port has also obtained a federal court order authorizing the seizure of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker. The Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the American Heritage cruise ship, causing the river boat to flip onto its side, injuring more than 30 people and setting off a frantic but successful effort to pull people out of the water. The board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans filed the lawsuit in federal court late Friday, naming the Atlantic Asphalt tanker; its owner, Nave Shipping SA; and its management company, Thome Ship Management, as defendants.

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