A Mexican naval ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge during a publicity tour in New York City on Saturday, with the top of its mast brushing the iconic crossing of the East River.
The New York City Fire Department News confirmed that authorities are responding to the injury, but there is no detail about the people who may have been hurt, or whether they are on the boat or on the bridge.
In scenes captured in multiple witness videos, three masts can be seen breaking and partially crashing when they hit the bridge deck. The video shows that the span frequency is busy during collision.
The ship was flying huge green, white and red Mexican flags and then headed towards the river, as onlookers crawled from the shore.
Sydney Neidell and Lily Katz told the Associated Press that they were sitting outside watching the sunset when they saw the ship hit the explosion of one of its bridges and its masts. Looking closer, they saw someone hanging from the boat.
“We saw people swaying around, and I couldn't tell if it was blurry or my eyes, and we were able to zoom in on the phone, at least before they could rescue them, someone was hanging from the top,” Katz said.
They said they saw two people moving from the boat to the smaller ones.
Mexican Navy Review Incident
The Mexican Navy said in an article on social media platform X that the academy training ship Cuauhtémoc was damaged in an accident with the Brooklyn Bridge to prevent it from continuing its navigation.
It added that the naval and local authorities are reviewing the status of personnel and materials, which are helping.
Spanish said in Spanish: “The Navy Secretary updated his commitment to personnel safety, transparency and provided excellent training for future officials of the Mexican fleet.”
The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 and has a main span of nearly 490 meters and is supported by two masonry towers. According to the city’s Department of Transportation, more than 100,000 vehicles and about 32,000 pedestrians cross each day, and its sidewalks are the main tourist destination.
According to the Mexican Navy, Cuauhtémoc was about 90.5 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 12 meters wide – its first voyage in 1982. Every year, it begins completing training for students at the end of the course at the Naval Military School.
The Navy said at the time that it left the Mexican port of Acapulco on April 6, with 277 people on board. The ship plans to visit 22 ports in 15 countries, including Kingston, Jamaica; Havana, Cuba; Cozumel, Mexico; and New York.
It also plans to go to Reykjavik, Iceland. Bordeaux, Saint-Malo and Dunkirk, France; Aberdeen, Scotland, etc., a total of 254 days – 170 days at sea and 84 days at port.
