Port of New Orleans sues owners of tanker that rammed cruise ship
The Port of New Orleans is seeking more than $1 million from the owner and manager of the tanker Atlantic Asphalt, which collided with the cruise paddlewheel vessel American Heritage on the Mississippi. 32 passengers were hospitalized; everyone was rescued. The cause of the accident — reportedly a loss of control — is being investigated.
Otabek Yusupov