
No se reportan víctimas por el momento; el crucero American Heritage quedó volcado y semihundido
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El accidente ocurrió cuando el crucero American Heritage estaba atracado en el puerto de Nueva Orleans para descargar pasajeros y fue embestido por un buque. Imágenes en redes sociales muestran la embarcación volcada y semihundida.
Un buque ha chocado este viernes contra un crucero que transportaba a 129 personas en el río Misisipi, a la altura de Nueva Orleans (Luisiana, EE.UU.), sin que por el momento se haya informado de víctimas.
Las autoridades locales informaron de que los equipos de emergencia "están respondiendo a una colisión de embarcaciones cerca del puerto de Nueva Orleans", pero no desvelaron más detalles.
La portavoz del puerto, Kimberly Curth, afirmó que el accidente tuvo lugar cuando un barco tipo crucero con hasta 129 personas a bordo fue embestido por un buque.
Varios pasajeros del crucero fluvial, identificado como el American Heritage, de la compañía American Cruise Lines, ya han sido rescatados, según informó el equipo de comunicación de la alcaldesa de Nueva Orleans, Helena Moreno, al medio local WVUE.
El barco se hallaba atracado en el puerto para descargar a sus pasajeros cuando recibió el golpe.
Imágenes difundidas en redes sociales muestran al crucero volcado de costado y semihundido tras la colisión, mientras varios remolcadores acuden a contener la embarcación cerca de uno de los puentes que cruzan el Misisipi.

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