Tanker hits a river cruise boat on Mississippi River in New Orleans; rescue operations under way

Authorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or deaths; video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the paddlewheel cruise boat while it appeared to be docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched

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