An unladen tanker had a tricky time navigating the Mississippi River close to New Orleans on Tuesday, crashing right into a water tank tower adopted by a pier earlier than anchoring.

The U.S. Coast Guard studies that the oil merchandise tanker Nordbay struck the Jefferson Parish water consumption situated at mile marker 104, then went on to hit the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf whereas en-route to the New Orleans General Anchorage.

The vessel sustained a gap within the hull, which reportedly discharged ballast water, based on the Coast Guard. There have been no studies of air pollution.

AIS on Wednesday confirmed the ship at anchor within the Mississippi River close to New Orleans. 

The incident is beneath investigation.

The Cyprus-flagged Nordbay measures 249 meters lengthy and has a deadweight of 116,000 tons. The ship is managed by the Reederei Nord Group.

Update: An replace from the U.S. Coast Guard mentioned the tanker hit the New Orleans water consumption pilings and a derelict wharf close to Spain Street and Crescent Park. The Nordbay sustained broken within the allisions.