Tanker collision leaves riverboat passengers clinging to railings
Passengers were rescued after a tanker ship collided with a riverboat docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
Al Jazeera English reported that passengers were rescued after a tanker ship collided with a riverboat docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.
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- Qatar · Middle East
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- Al Jazeera English
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- Mississippi River, Orleans
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- Travel
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