新奥尔良市长表示，周五一艘油轮失控，撞击并击沉密西西比河上的一艘划桨船，至少180名乘客和船员获救。
At least 180 passengers and crew members were rescued Friday after a tanker lost control, hit and sank a paddleboat on the Mississippi River, the mayor of New Orleans said.
拖船操作人员、附近工人、警察以及其他几名救援人员赶往现场提供帮助。
Tugboat operators, nearby workers, police and several other rescuers rushed to help.
新奥尔良市长海伦娜·莫雷诺称其为“密西西比河上的奇迹”。市长表示，32人被送往医院，但没有人伤势危急。
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno called it “a miracle on the Mississippi.”The mayor said 32 people were taken to the hospital, but none of them had critical injuries.
这是一则突发新闻更新。请稍后查看更新。以下是美联社此前报道。
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story follows below.
新奥尔良——周五，一艘油轮在新奥尔良撞上了载有129名乘客的美国传统号河上游轮划桨船，导致该船部分沉没。官员表示，密西西比河上的救援工作正在进行。当局未立即公布是否有人员伤亡。
NEW ORLEANS — A tanker struck the American Heritage river cruise paddleboat in New Orleans on Friday with 129 passengers aboard, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials said. Authorities did not immediately release whether there were injuries or deaths.
现场视频显示，远大于划桨船的大西洋沥青号油轮撞上了这艘游轮，当时划桨船似乎正在停靠，金属和玻璃碎裂、碰撞，发出刺耳声响。
Video from the scene showed the much larger Atlantic Asphalt tanker hit the paddlewheel cruise boat while it appeared to be docked as metal and glass crashed and crunched.
十几名穿着救生衣的人被从华氏66度（摄氏19度）的河水中拖上附近的船只。其他人站在栏杆旁，美国传统号的另一侧进一步倾斜进水。
More than a dozen people in lifejackets were being dragged from the 66-degree Fahrenheit (19-degree Celsius) river onto nearby ships. Others were standing near the railing as the other side of the American Heritage listed further into the water.
德文·弗拉纳根当时在附近的新奥尔良港务局上班，看到工人开始沿着码头奔跑。他下了卡车，发现美国传统号侧翻，乘客落入水中。
Devon Flanagan was at his job nearby at the Port of New Orleans when workers began rushing down the dock. He got out of his truck and noticed the American Heritage on its side and passengers in the water.
“当时一片混乱，”他说。“那里有各种各样的船只，比如其他驳船和其他公司的船只，都在试图提供帮助，但这也有点混乱，因为水里还有人。”这艘游轮建于2015年，由美国邮轮公司运营。它有五层楼高，最多可容纳150名乘客。
“It was just chaos,” he said. “You had all types of ships, like other barges and other companies down there trying to help out, which also was a little convoluted because you had people still in the water.”The cruise ship was built in 2015 and operated by American Cruise Lines. It is five stories and can hold up to 150 passengers.
美国传统号正在完成一次为期八天的巡航，途经路易斯安那州和密西西比州的多个密西西比河目的地。
The American Heritage was finishing an eight-day cruise to several Mississippi River destinations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
该邮轮公司表示，正与海岸警卫队合作，并在可以时分享更多信息。
The cruise line said it was working with the Coast Guard and would share more information when it can.
涉及此次碰撞的油轮专门运输大量沥青和沥青焦，后者是一种半固体物质，常用于道路建设和屋顶施工，据实时船舶追踪网站MarineTraffic报道。
The tanker involved in the crash specializes in carrying large quantities of asphalt and bitumen, a semi-solid substance that is often used for road construction and roofing, according to the live shipping tracker MarineTraffic.
据海事期刊《Marine Insights》报道，运输沥青和沥青焦的船只通常会将货物加热至华氏250度（摄氏120度）以上，以防止沥青在船上凝固。目前尚不清楚该船在碰撞发生时是否载有任何货物。
Ships carrying asphalt and bitumen are often heated well above 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120 degrees Celsius) to prevent the asphalt from solidifying on the ship, according to the maritime periodical Marine Insights. It is not immediately clear whether the ship was carrying any materials when the crash occurred.
据MarineTraffic报道，这艘长520英尺（160米）的船舶最终目的地为新奥尔良，并悬马绍尔群岛国旗航行。
The 520-foot (160-meter) long vessel had a final destination in New Orleans, according to MarineTraffic, and was sailing under a flag for the Marshall Islands.