New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River
PBS · 14 Nov 2026

New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River

The lawsuit, filed by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, said the Atlantic Asphalt tanker caused at least $1 million in damage to its terminal. A judge issued a warrant Friday giving federal officials control of the ship for now.


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