事故発生から約4時間半後の11月13日16時58分にアメリカ沿岸警備隊（United States Coast Guard）は更新したX投稿で、衝突後にすべての乗客が無事であることを確認し、死傷者の報告がないことを発表。現在、ミシシッピ川の航路再開とリバークルーズ船「AMERICAN HERITAGE」回収作業の調整をおこなっていると明らかにしています。
As expected, new footage. This comes from one of the outboard cabins on board American Heritage.
What we see in this video:
1⃣The ship still had propulsion as we can see some wake astern of the vessel. This was not clear in the earlier videos – probably due to the distance.
2⃣After clearing the Crescent City Connection bridge, the ship appears to make a hard right turn, vice drifting back down after losing power.
3⃣The crew have dropped both anchors in an attempt to arrest the forward motion of the vessel, but it is not enough to stop the ship.
4⃣Atlantic Asphalt never sounded a danger signal to give warning to those on-board American Heritage.
5⃣This is not the reason you book a balcony room on a cruise ship.
— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴☠️ (@mercoglianos) November 14, 2026
Watch the moment a tanker struck a cruise ship in New Orleans. Rescues are underway.
📷: Kern Studios
Tanker rams cruise ship on Mississippi River in US: 32 people hospitalised
The accident occurred in New Orleans. The tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck the docked cruise ship American Heritage, causing it to capsize and begin sinking.
Around 180 people, including crew members, were on board. Dozens of passengers ended up in the water.
Everyone was rescued. There were no fatalities, and 32 people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
According to preliminary reports, the tanker may have experienced steering problems.
INSANE: Footage shows aftermath of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker crash into the American Heritage river cruiser on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
129 passengers were on board at the time of the crash.
This is horrifying. Pray 🙏🏻 https://t.co/WiLXHessaj
Tanker collides with river cruise ship on Mississippi River
A major rescue operation is underway in New Orleans after the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Atlantic Asphalt collided with the US-flagged river cruise ship American Heritage on 13 November. The passenger vessel was reportedly taking on water and was seen lying on her side, with around 129 passengers, in addition to crew members, aboard at the time of the collision.
According to #MarineTraffic data, the 81-metre American Heritage had arrived from Natchez and docked in New Orleans at 16:53 UTC. At 18:29 UTC (12:29pm local time), MarineTraffic recorded a proximity event between the cruise ship and the 160-metre Atlantic Asphalt, coinciding with the reported time of the collision.
