Pictures are now coming in from the news wires. Emergency personnel and crews can be seen on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans. The cruise liner can be seen lying on its side:

View image in fullscreenEmergency personnel and crews are on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans. Photograph: Enan Chediak/The Advocate/AP View image in fullscreenEmergency personnel and crews are on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans. Photograph: Enan Chediak/The Advocate/AP