NEW ORLEANS — The National Transportation Safety Board provided the public with an update after a boat with nearly 200 people aboard was struck by a tanker on the Mississippi River on Friday afternoon, leading to 32 hospitalizations. 

Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the tanker Atlantic Asphalt lost steering and slammed into the docked river cruise boat American Heritage as passengers were disembarking. The cruise boat, carrying 191 passengers and crew, began tilting within minutes of the crash and rolled onto its side as first responders worked to evacuate those aboard, with about 100 people being rescued from the water. 

Leaders with the NTSB said their investigation into the crash is not criminal in nature, as they are focused on investigating the personnel involved, the ships involved and the environment. 

Investigators are looking into both what went wrong and what went right, as there were no fatalities following the crash. 

The NTSB has created several groups, including the U.S. Coast Guard and American Cruise Lines, to investigate multiple areas like operations, engineering, human and survival factors and recorders. 

Senior Marine Exit Investigator for NTSB Bart Barnum said the organization has downloaded nine hours of data from the tanker's voyage data recorder and is reviewing data that includes navigational, bridge and parametric data such as vessel rutter angle, main propulsion, engine RPM and vessel course and speed. 

According to Barnum, a "steering failure" caused the ship to head towards the east bank of the river, where it crashed into the American Voyage. The Tanker allegedly sent out warnings and requests for help before deploying its anchors along with emergency ship handling orders. 

The board plans to release a preliminary report in the next 30 days.