Tugboat Sinks in Mississippi River After Collision With Tanker Ship in Louisiana

Two people canoe under the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in the Mississippi River in Luling, La., on July 25, 2014. Gerald Herbert/AP Photo

LULING, La.—The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana.

St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne said his office received a report of the collision between the ship and tugboat near the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in Luling, Louisiana, on Sunday night.