Video shows cruise ship capsizing after tanker collision in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Video shows the river cruise ship American Heritage capsizing with some passengers still aboard after the tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck it Friday at the Port of New Orleans. Emergency crews continued rescue operations on the Mississippi River.

The port said the tanker struck the docked cruise ship around 12:30 p.m. local time. About 129 passengers, along with crew members, were aboard at the time. The ship had docked about two hours earlier to let passengers disembark.

“The number of injuries and the cause of the collision have not yet been confirmed,” the Port of New Orleans said in a statement.