Two dead after Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge: What we know so far
Two crew members aboard the Cuauhtémoc sailing ship died when the boat – heading backwards towards the bridge – continued to travel to a point of impact.
Its 45-metre masts were too tall to clear the arched bridge at that point and toppled when the vessel travelled underneath the iconic US landmark. A view of the Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc being tended by the authorities after it crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan, New York. Pic: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said she was 'deeply saddened' by the loss of two crew members aboard the training ship.
Of the total of 277 on board the vessel there were 19 with injuries, two of whom remain in critical condition in hospital. Naval cadets clad in white uniforms could be seen dangling from the ship's crossbeams following the accident.
❗️🇲🇽⚓️🇺🇲 – The Mexican Navy's tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc, a 1982 Spanish-built barque with 277 crew members, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City just before 9 PM.
One of the ship's 150-foot masts struck the bridge, snapping and triggering a large-scale search and… pic.twitter.com/dEg1hM4Z8l
Built at the Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao, Spain back in 1981, Cuauhtémoc's visit to New York was scheduled to end on Saturday evening.
The South Street Seaport Museum was co-hosting the vessel's visit to the Big Apple.
During its stopover in New York, the public were invited to come on board the ship.
It was disembarking from New York and bound for Iceland when the accident occurred.
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