Emergency crews have responded to a collision between a tanker and a riverboat in the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

According to WDSU, the NBC affiliate in New Orleans, the Atlantic Asphalt tanker collided with the American Cruise Lines' American Heritage while it was docked on the river at the Port of New Orleans.

The riverboat docked approximately two hours earlier to begin the process of passenger disembarking, the Port of New Orleans told WDSU.