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New Orleans officials file $1m lawsuit after ‘Mississippi miracle’ tanker crash
Port also succeeds in seizing tanker, Atlantic Asphalt, to recoup damages after it crashes into cruise ship New Orleans port officials have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1m in damages from the owner and operator of an asphalt tanker that crashed into a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River in the city on Friday. In some of the first legal consequences of Friday’s crash, the port has also obtained a federal court order authorizing the seizure of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker. The Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the American Heritage cruise ship, causing the river boat to flip onto its side, injuring more than 30 people and setting off a frantic but successful effort to pull people out of the water. Continue reading...
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Port also succeeds in seizing tanker, Atlantic Asphalt, to recoup damages after it crashes into cruise ship New Orleans port officials have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1m in damages from the owner and operator of an asphalt tanker that crashed into a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River in the city on Friday. In some of the first legal consequences of Friday’s crash, the port has also obtained a federal court order authorizing the seizure of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker. The Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the American Heritage cruise ship, causing the river boat to flip onto its side, injuring more than 30 people and setting off a frantic but successful effort to pull people out of the water. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, New Orleans officials file $1m lawsuit after ‘Mississippi miracle’ tanker crash, Port also succeeds in seizing tanker, Atlantic Asphalt, to recoup damages after it crashes into cruise ship New Orleans port officials have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1m in damages from the owner and operator of an asphalt tanker that crashed into a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River in the city on Friday. In some of the first legal consequences of Friday’s crash, the port has also obtained a federal court order authorizing the seizure of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker. The Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the American Heritage cruise ship, causing the river boat to flip onto its side, injuring more than 30 people and setting off a frantic but successful effort to pull people out of the water. Continue reading…
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