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

By Thomson Reuters Nov 15, 2026 | 3:23 PM

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)