KEY TAKEAWAYS: The tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck the docked American Heritage at about 12:30 p.m., Port of New Orleans press secretary Kimberly Curth said. About 129 passengers and an unspecified number of crew members were aboard the cruise ship. Emergency crews brought passengers into the p ort’s administration building for medical assessment and assistance. No one was missing and 32 people were hospitalized, none with critical injuries.   An asphalt tanker struck a docked cruise ship carrying about 129 passengers and an unspecified number of crew members on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said no one was missing and 32 people were hospitalized, none with critical injuries. At a news conference Friday afternoon, Gov. Jeff Landry said it was a “miracle on the Mississippi.” The U.S. Coast Guard said it closed the river to all vessel traffic between mile markers 93 and 96 as crews responded. According to Kimberly Curth, press secretary for the Port of New Orleans, the tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage at about 12:30 p.m. outside the port’s administration building at 1350 Port of New Orleans Place.   Passengers could be seen swimming in the water, as the boat tips on its side. The Coast Guard said the collision happened near the Crescent City Connection. In a statement on X, the agency said its crews were working with New Orleans firefighters, emergency medical personnel and other local responders, and that additional Coast Guard resources were on the way. “Right now, our focus is on finding and caring for those who were aboard,” the Coast Guard said. The agency asked people to stay clear of the area so emergency crews could work. The cruise ship had docked about two hours earlier to begin letting passengers off, Curth said.   Emergency crews were conducting rescue operations and bringing passengers into the administration building for medical assessment and assistance. Curth said the port had yet to confirm the cause of the collision.   Port harbor police, New Orleans police and firefighters, the U.S. Coast Guard and emergency medical personnel responded. Curth said the port would release more information as details were confirmed.   This is a developing story. ...read more read less