Miracle on the Mississippi: all one hundred and ninety-seven people aboard a New Orleans river cruise boat survived after a huge tanker lost steering and slammed into the docked vessel on Friday, sending passengers into the river. The American Heritage, a five-storey paddlewheeler carrying around one hundred and twenty-nine passengers plus crew, was struck by the five hundred and twenty-five foot tanker Atlantic Asphalt at around half past twelve in the afternoon. The boat rolled onto its side and began sinking as passengers clung to the railings. Rescue crews pulled at least fourteen people from the water, and thirty-two people were taken to hospital, none with critical injuries. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said every person had been accounted for, calling it a miracle on the Mississippi. The United States Coast Guard says the tanker appears to have lost steering, and the National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to New Orleans on Saturday.
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