Mexican Navy Ship Strikes Brooklyn Bridge While Docking in NYC

On Saturday, a Mexican navy ship was on a promotional tour in New York City when it struck the Brooklyn Bridge. As the ship passed through the East River, the top of its mast touched the famous bridge. Two sailors died and 20 others were injured when a Mexican Navy training ship lost power and drifted into the Brooklyn Bridge.

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The ship's mast, which was flying a huge green, white, and red Mexican flag, was seen scraping the bridge's underside in the collision captured on eyewitness footage that was made public online. After that, as spectators fled offshore, the boat drifted toward the river's edge. In a post 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 continuing its journey.

It further stated that naval and local authorities, who were offering support, were reviewing the status of personnel and material.

In Spanish, it stated, "The Secretary of the Navy renews its commitment to the safety of personnel, transparency in its operations, and excellent training for future officers of the Mexican Armada."

After classes at the Mexican naval military school, cadets complete their training aboard the Cuauhtemoc. According to the Navy at the time, it sailed this year with 277 people aboard from the Pacific coast port of Acapulco, Mexico, on April 6.

The ship was to make 22 port calls in 15 countries, including New York, Kingston, Jamaica, Havana, Cuba, and Cozumel, Mexico. In addition, it was scheduled to spend a total of 254 days, 170 at sea and 84 in port while visiting places like Aberdeen, Scotland; Bordeaux, Saint Malo, and Dunkirk, France, and Reykjavik, Iceland.

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