新奥尔良港务官员已就周五在该市密西西比河上一艘沥青油轮撞击停泊邮轮一事，向该油轮的所有人和运营商提起诉讼，索赔逾100万美元。
Port also succeeds in seizing tanker, Atlantic Asphalt, to recoup damages after it crashes into cruise ship New Orleans port officials have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1m in damages from the owner and operator of an asphalt tanker that crashed into a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River in the city on Friday.
作为周五撞击事故的首批法律后果之一，港务部门还获得了一项联邦法院命令，授权扣押“大西洋沥青号”油轮。“大西洋沥青号”撞上了“美国传承号”邮轮，导致该河轮侧翻，造成30多人受伤，并引发了一场惊心动魄但成功的从水中营救人员的行动。
In some of the first legal consequences of Friday’s crash, the port has also obtained a federal court order authorizing the seizure of the Atlantic Asphalt tanker. The Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the American Heritage cruise ship, causing the river boat to flip onto its side, injuring more than 30 people and setting off a frantic but successful effort to pull people out of the water.