New Orleans tanker crash: Video shows passengers clinging to The American Heritage cruise ship as it takes on water

A tanker struck The American Heritage near New Orleans, leaving the cruise ship partly submerged as passengers clung to its railings and rescue efforts began. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A river cruise ship was left badly tilted and partly submerged after a tanker struck it on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday, November 13. Dramatic footage showed passengers holding on to the vessel as it leaned sharply to one side and began taking on water. Rescue operations were underway … Read more