New York: A Mexican naval ship strikes the Brooklyn Bridge, injuring multiple sailors in the collision | View the video
New York: As bystanders scurried off shore, the ship, flying a huge green, white, and red Mexican flag, sailed approached the river's edge. There were sailors flying in the rigging on the broken masts.
After colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge, a Mexican navy ship is sitting in the water.
New York: On Saturday, May 17, while on a promotional tour in New York City, a Mexican navy sailing ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge. The top of the ship’s three masts struck the famous span, partially collapsing as it sank in the East River. The collision injured nineteen persons. Authorities reacted to injuries, according to the New York Fire Department news department.
The 142-year-old bridge was spared significant damage, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, although 19 people were hurt in the collision, four of them critically. Investigations were underway to determine what caused the incident. The masts were observed breaking and partially falling when they struck the bridge’s deck in a spectacle that was caught on several eyewitness cameras. Videos showed that there was a lot of traffic on the span when the crash occurred.
As bystanders scurried off shore, the ship, flying a huge green, white, and red Mexican flag, then drifted toward the river’s edge. There were sailors flying in the rigging on the broken masts.
Lily Katz and Sydney Neidell told reporters that they were watching the sunset from outside when the ship hit the bridge and one of its masts broke. A closer look revealed a figure hanging high on the ship.
Katz stated, “We were able to zoom in on our phone and we saw someone dangling from the harness from the top for like at least like 15 minutes before they were able to rescue them. I couldn’t tell if it was just blurry or my eyes.”
They claimed to have witnessed the removal of two passengers from the ship onto smaller boats while on stretchers.
In a statement on the social media site X, the Mexican navy stated that the academy training ship Cuauhtemoc was damaged in an accident with the Brooklyn Bridge, which stopped it from completing its journey.
The Mexican consulate will help the impacted cadets.
It further stated that navy and local authorities, who were offering support, were reviewing the status of people and material. Although it made no mention of injuries, the Foreign Affairs Ministry stated on X that its ambassador to the US and representatives from the Mexican embassy in New York were in communication with local authorities to offer aid to “the affected cadets.”
Two brick towers support the Brooklyn Bridge’s almost 1,600-foot (490-meter) main span, which was inaugurated in 1883.
According to the city’s transportation administration, over 100,000 cars and an estimated 32,000 people cross it daily, and the walkway is a popular destination for tourists.
The Mexican navy claims that the Cuauhtemoc, which is roughly 297 feet long and 40 feet wide (90.5 meters long and 12 meters broad), made its inaugural voyage in 1982. It departs annually to complete the training of cadets at the naval military school at the conclusion of classes. With 277 people on board, it departed the Pacific coast port of Acapulco, Mexico, on April 6 of this year, according to the navy at the time.
On May 13 on X, the Mexican embassy reported that the Cuauhtemoc, also known as the “Ambassador and Knight of the Seas,” had arrived and anchored at pier 17. Visitors were encouraged to stay until May 17. 22 ports across 15 countries, including Kingston, Jamaica; Havana, Cuba; Cozumel, Mexico; and New York, were on the ship’s itinerary. For a total of 254 days, 170 of which were at sea, it also had plans to visit places including Aberdeen, Scotland; Bordeaux, Saint Malo and Dunkirk, France; and Reykjavik, Iceland.