Rescuers
saved around 130 people from a docked cruise ship in New Orleans, US after a
tanker struck the vessel.
The cargo
vessel Atlantic Asphalt hit the cruise ship American Heritage, leaving the
riverboat lying on its side in the Mississippi River. The collision sent 32
people from the stricken riverboat to the hospital with non-critical injuries,
while leaving no one unaccounted for. Officials hailed the outcome as a “miracle
on the Mississippi”.
Although
authorities continue to in...