Tanker Strikes Docked River Cruise Ship Wide view of the tanker and capsized riverboat under a bridge structure (New York Post). Fair Use Photo Credit: NYpost.com On Friday, November 13, 2026, around 12:30 p.m. local time, the ~500-foot Marshall Islands-flagged asphalt tanker Atlantic Asphalt lost control and struck the docked American Cruise Lines paddlewheel riverboat American Heritage amidships on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans (around mile marker 96 /