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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Dramatic video shows oblivious onlooker posing as Mexican ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
A startling new video shows a smiling young woman posing underneath the Brooklyn Bridge — completely oblivious to the Mexican navy ship crashing just feet behind her. The graphic footage captured the unidentified woman smiling for the camera as she posed on a railing along the water's edge as the lit-up tall ship drifted behind her toward the iconic bridge Saturday night. At one point, the woman — clad in a white dress — glances back over her shoulder at the incoming ship and appears to say, 'So cool!' She even turned back and pointed in awe — seemingly unaware that the Cuauhtemoc training vessel's mast had already crippled as it made contact with the bridge, killing two onboard. Her smiling video then took a harrowing turn as it captured several Mexican crew members standing on the rigging — and later clutching on — as the vessel careened out of control. Eventually, the woman and the person behind the camera appeared to run back from the water's edge with a handful of others. Footage from other panicked witnesses also showed the same dress-wearing woman running to safety. It comes as investigators continue to probe the cause of the Saturday night wreck that killed two sailors — Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, and América Yamilet Sánchez, 20 — and injured 19 others. Officials have said the Cuauhtemoc was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts suddenly crashed into the 142-year-old bridge as dozens of sailors stood harnessed high up in rigging as part of a public display. Radio calls indicating the ship was in distress went out just 45 seconds before the deadly collision, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said. It wasn't yet clear if a mechanical problem played a role in the tragedy.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mexican sailor recalls horror aboard doomed Navy ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge: ‘No one reacted'
He could see it coming. A sailor who tried to warn his colleagues before their Mexican navy training ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge recalled the moments of sheer panic before the deadly crash — and the helplessness of having his screams go unanswered. 'It was very, very ugly,' the unnamed boatswain said in a chilling audio interview this week with Mexican news outlet Milenio. As the Cuauhtémoc drifted off course May 17, the sailor recalled in Spanish how the majestic training vessel was creeping closer and closer to the 142-year-old bridge, which he referred to as 'the dock,' before the ship's masts slammed into its historic span, killing two cadets and injuring 19 others. 'When the linemen — I mean, I don't know how they maneuvered, but they literally threw us against the [bridge], and I saw clearly how we were going, I mean, heading toward the [bridge],' the man said in Spanish. 'I started yelling at them, 'Hey, we're going against the [bridge]! We're going against the [bridge]!' but no one reacted,' he said. Distress calls from the Cuauhtémoc went out 45 seconds before the deadly collision, which happened less than five minutes after the ship set sail, officials said. 'It was too fast. When we came to see it, we were against the [bridge]. The three masts broke, and that was it,' the man explained. Multiple sailors harnessed up in rigging were sent flying into the air, while the rest of the them scrambled in the chaos. 'Obviously, we had all the cadets up there, and there were too many injured,' said the boatswain, the sailor in charge of overseeing a ship's equipment and crew. 'I think a cadet fell from the bridge, which is the highest point up to the deck, so she is in very serious condition and it is not known if she will survive.' América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, died from injuries she sustained in the wreck. A second cadet, 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also killed. 'The decks of the ship were covered in blood,' he continued. 'All three masts were destroyed, the cables burst – I mean, it was horrible, honestly.' As the boat crumpled, the sailors scrambled to rescue cadets tangled in the rigging, he said. 'The boatswains had to go up and lower them, and then the masts were bending, so we were going up and with the broken masts, we were up there trying to lower people little by little…they couldn't get down.' The cause of the crash remains under investigation. In total, there were 277 crew members on board — 213 men and 64 women — most of whom were cadets from the Heroica Escuala Naval Militar, the Mexican navy's officer training academy in Veracruz.
New York Post
24-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Mexican sailor recalls horror aboard doomed Navy ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge: ‘No one reacted'
He could see it coming. A sailor who tried to warn his colleagues before their Mexican navy training ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge recalled the moments of sheer panic before the deadly crash — and the helplessness of having his screams go unanswered. 'It was very, very ugly,' the unnamed boatswain said in a chilling audio interview this week with Mexican news outlet Milenio. As the Cuauhtémoc drifted off course May 17, the sailor recalled in Spanish how the majestic training vessel was creeping closer and closer to the 142-year-old bridge, which he referred to as 'the dock,' before the ship's masts slammed into its historic span, killing two cadets and injuring 19 others. 5 'It was too fast,' the sailor recalled. 'We were against the [bridge]. The three masts broke, and that was it.' Paul Martinka 'When the linemen — I mean, I don't know how they maneuvered, but they literally threw us against the [bridge], and I saw clearly how we were going, I mean, heading toward the [bridge],' the man said in Spanish. 'I started yelling at them, 'Hey, we're going against the [bridge]! We're going against the [bridge]!' but no one reacted,' he said. Distress calls from the Cuauhtémoc went out 45 seconds before the deadly collision, which happened less than five minutes after the ship set sail, officials said. 'It was too fast. When we came to see it, we were against the [bridge]. The three masts broke, and that was it,' the man explained. Multiple sailors harnessed up in rigging were sent flying into the air, while the rest of the them scrambled in the chaos. 5 The harrowing crash launched multiple sailors harnessed up in rigging flying into the air. PORTER BINKS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 5 The cause of the catastrophic crash – which left another 19 sailors injured – remains under investigation. James Keivom 'Obviously, we had all the cadets up there, and there were too many injured,' said the boatswain, the sailor in charge of overseeing a ship's equipment and crew. 'I think a cadet fell from the bridge, which is the highest point up to the deck, so she is in very serious condition and it is not known if she will survive.' América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, died from injuries she sustained in the wreck. A second cadet, 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also killed. 'The decks of the ship were covered in blood,' he continued. 'All three masts were destroyed, the cables burst – I mean, it was horrible, honestly.' As the boat crumpled, the sailors scrambled to rescue cadets tangled in the rigging, he said. 5 Mexican Naval Cadet América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, succumbed to injuries she sustained during the wreck. 5 A second cadet, 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also killed in the disaster. Facebook/Adal Jair Marcos 'The boatswains had to go up and lower them, and then the masts were bending, so we were going up and with the broken masts, we were up there trying to lower people little by little…they couldn't get down.' The cause of the crash remains under investigation. In total, there were 277 crew members on board — 213 men and 64 women — most of whom were cadets from the Heroica Escuala Naval Militar, the Mexican navy's officer training academy in Veracruz.
Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Sky News AU
Dramatic video shows oblivious onlooker posing as Mexican ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
A startling new video shows a smiling young woman posing underneath the Brooklyn Bridge — completely oblivious to the Mexican navy ship crashing just feet behind her. The graphic footage captured the unidentified woman smiling for the camera as she posed on a railing along the water's edge as the lit-up tall ship drifted behind her toward the iconic bridge Saturday night. At one point, the woman — clad in a white dress — glances back over her shoulder at the incoming ship and appears to say, 'So cool!' She even turned back and pointed in awe — seemingly unaware that the Cuauhtemoc training vessel's mast had already crippled as it made contact with the bridge, killing two onboard. Her smiling video then took a harrowing turn as it captured several Mexican crew members standing on the rigging — and later clutching on — as the vessel careened out of control. Eventually, the woman and the person behind the camera appeared to run back from the water's edge with a handful of others. Footage from other panicked witnesses also showed the same dress-wearing woman running to safety. It comes as investigators continue to probe the cause of the Saturday night wreck that killed two sailors — Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, and América Yamilet Sánchez, 20 — and injured 19 others. Officials have said the Cuauhtemoc was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts suddenly crashed into the 142-year-old bridge as dozens of sailors stood harnessed high up in rigging as part of a public display. Radio calls indicating the ship was in distress went out just 45 seconds before the deadly collision, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said. It wasn't yet clear if a mechanical problem played a role in the tragedy. Originally published as Dramatic video shows oblivious onlooker posing as Mexican ship crashes into New York Brooklyn Bridge
New York Post
21-05-2025
- New York Post
Dramatic video shows oblivious onlooker posing as Mexican ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
A startling new video shows a smiling young woman posing underneath the Brooklyn Bridge — completely oblivious to the Mexican navy ship crashing just feet behind her. The graphic footage captured the unidentified woman smiling for the camera as she posed on a railing along the water's edge as the lit-up tall ship drifted behind her toward the iconic bridge Saturday night. At one point, the woman — clad in a white dress — glances back over her shoulder at the incoming ship and appears to say, 'So cool!' Advertisement She even turned back and pointed in awe — seemingly unaware that the Cuauhtemoc training vessel's mast had already crippled as it made contact with the bridge, killing two onboard. Her smiling video then took a harrowing turn as it captured several Mexican crew members standing on the rigging — and later clutching on — as the vessel careened out of control. Advertisement Eventually, the woman and the person behind the camera appeared to run back from the water's edge with a handful of others. Footage from other panicked witnesses also showed the same dress-wearing woman running to safety. Investigators continue to probe the cause of the Saturday night wreck that left two sailors — Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, and América Yamilet Sánchez, 20 — dead and 19 others injured. Paul Martinka It comes as investigators continue to probe the cause of the Saturday night wreck that killed two sailors — Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, and América Yamilet Sánchez, 20 — and injured 19 others. Advertisement Officials have said the Cuauhtemoc was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts suddenly crashed into the 142-year-old bridge as dozens of sailors stood harnessed high up in rigging as part of a public display. Radio calls indicating the ship was in distress went out just 45 seconds before the deadly collision, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said. It wasn't yet clear if a mechanical problem played a role in the tragedy.
