A large tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying more than 100 passengers while it was docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon, according to multiple media reports. 

Bystander footage from the scene shows the white, riverboat-style cruise ship slowly tipping onto its side following the collision as passengers wait on the deck. Reports suggest that a dozen or more people were rescued from the water. 

Details on injuries or their severity were not immediately available. 

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