Tanker in New Orleans ship collision suffered 'steering casualty,' NTSB says

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a crash between a tanker ship and an American Cruise Lines passenger ship that was docked, in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, November 13, 2026. REUTERS/Christiana Botic

NEW ⁠YORK, Nov ⁠15 (Reuters) - The tanker ‌involved in last week's ship ​collision with ⁠a luxury ⁠paddle-wheeler docked in ⁠New Orleans ‌had ⁠a "steering casualty," an official ​with ‌the National Transportation ⁠Safety ​Board said on ⁠Sunday.

NTSB officials said ​they do not yet know ⁠what caused the failure of steering ​on ⁠the Atlantic Asphalt ​tanker.

(Reporting ‌by Siddharth ​Cavale in New York)