Rescue operations are underway after a freighter collided with a cruise ship carrying around 130 people on Friday.
The accident happened near the port of New Orleans. Footage shows the paddlewheel cruise boat capsizing following the impact.
Authorities have not yet said whether there were any injuries or fatalities.
A tanker has collided with a river cruise boat docked near the port of New Orleans with more than 100 passengers onboard, leaving the pleasure vessel partially submerged.
Rescue efforts under way as American Heritage takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi River Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans Pictures are now coming in from the news wires. Emergency personnel and crews can be seen on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans.
The ship was intentionally sunk off the coast of Florida in order to create the world's largest artificial ocean reef.
An estimated 1.5 million people have welcomed Pope Leo XIV back to the city in Peru where he once served as bishop.
A liquefied gas carrier caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting naval mines, according to the IRGC.
An official noted that petroleum products transportation remained critical to Nigeria’s energy security and economic development, requiring collective efforts to minimise associated risks.