A tanker collided with a docked cruise ship carrying about 129 passengers on the Mississippi River Friday. The Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage around 12:30 p.m. outside the Port of New Orleans Administration Building, Port NOLA told The Post. Harrowing footage posted to social media showed the cruise ship nearly sideways in the river. Some people were seen in the river wearing life jackets, while others appeared to cling to the vessel’s railings.
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