A passenger vessel carrying nearly 130 people has capsized in New Orleans harbour after an oil tanker struck it, Dagens Nyheter reports. The vessel is lying on its side in the Mississippi River, and a large rescue operation is under way.
SVT Nyheter, citing the BBC, describes the collision as involving a cargo ship and a cruise ship on Friday evening. It says harbour images show the capsized vessel with one side in the water. The two reports use different descriptions of the vessels, so their identities should not be treated as settled from these initial accounts.
The immediate consequence is a water-rescue emergency involving a vessel on its side and a large number of people reported aboard. No reliable casualty total, evacuation status or explanation for the collision is included in the material available so far.
The available images convey the urgency of the response, not responsibility for the collision. Any account of how the vessels approached one another will depend on information about their movements, crews and port conditions.
Updates on the rescue operation, including the number of people brought to safety and any reported injuries, will determine the next stage of the story. Authorities may later provide the vessels' identities and details of an investigation.
Sources
- Dagens Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-13
- SVT Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-13
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