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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Iconic Brooklyn Bridge suffered no significant structural damage when Mexican Navy crashed into span killing two
New York City's iconic Brooklyn Bridge did not suffer any 'significant structural damage' after a Mexican Navy vessel crashed into the span, killing two sailors and injuring 19 others. At a press briefing Monday afternoon, the National Transport Safety Board confirmed the bridge escaped major damage but said it was 'too soon' to release any information on the probable cause of the crash. The sailing ship Cuauhtémoc was supposed to leave the city and sail out to sea when it struck the bridge Saturday evening. Its three masts snapped when it smashed into the world-famous bridge, with witnesses describing the sudden chaotic scene. Brian Young, the board's lead investigator, said that the ship requested assistance for tugboats at 8:24 p.m. Saturday and hit the bridge soon after. The NYPD was on the scene by 8:30 p.m. There were 277 people on board the vessel when it collided with the bridge. In videos of the incident, crew members standing atop the rung of the mast could be seen clinging to the mast. The NTSB's Michael Graham told reporters that the board had not yet been able to interview crew members, including the captain of the ship. He added that the investigation was at 'the start of a long process' and a preliminary report into what happened would be published within 30 days. Most of the crew from the training vessel have since returned to Mexico, according to the country's Navy. Footage of the collision shot by horrified onlookers show the ship moving swiftly backwards and then striking the 142-year-old bridge. As it struck the underside of the bridge, the vessel's three masts broke with sailors seen on widely shared videos dangling on harnesses high up on the poles. The ship then drifted listlessly toward a crowded pier. Among those killed was América Yamilet Sánchez, a 20-year-old sailor who had been studying engineering at the Mexican naval academy. Her family has said she died after falling from one of the Cuauhtemoc's masts. The Cuauhtemoc arrived in New York on May 13 as part of a 15-nation global goodwill tour. The vessel, which sailed for the first time in 1982, had been docked and welcoming visitors in recent days at the tourist-heavy South Street Seaport. It was next bound for Iceland. AP contributed
The Independent
19-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Iconic Brooklyn Bridge suffered no structural damage when Mexican Navy crashed into span killing two
New York City's iconic Brooklyn Bridge did not suffer any 'significant structural damage' after a Mexican Navy vessel crashed into the span, killing two sailors and injuring 19 others. At a press briefing Monday afternoon, the National Transport Safety Board confirmed the bridge escaped major damage but said it was 'too soon' to release any information on the probable cause of the crash. The sailing ship Cuauhtémoc was supposed to leave the city and sail out to sea when it struck the bridge Saturday evening. Its three masts snapped when it smashed into the world-famous bridge, with witnesses describing the sudden chaotic scene. There were 277 people on board the vessel when it collided with the bridge. In videos of the incident, crew members standing atop the rung of the mast could be seen clinging to the mast. Graham told reporters that the board had not yet been able to interview crew members, including the captain of the ship. Most of the crew from the training vessel, meanwhile, have since returned to Mexico, according to the country's Navy.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
Live: DC plane crash investigation update
(NewsNation) — New details are expected to be learned Friday during a National Transport Safety Board briefing into the Jan. 29 crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter that killed 67 people in Washington, D.C. In the weeks since the crash, the NTSB has been analyzing flight data and damage to determine the cause of the crash. More answers are expected Friday on the deadliest aircraft collision in nearly two decades. Egg prices are surging, so why are chicken prices stable? All 67 victims have been identified, and debris from the two aircraft has been recovered from the Potomac River. There is a chance during the news conference that investigators reveal what was said in the final moments from the cockpit of the plane and the cockpit of the helicopter. That audio was contained in the black boxes of the aircraft. Should those details emerge, we would not hear the exact audio from those black boxes; instead, transcripts would be made public. Investigators have interviewed air traffic controllers working at the time of the collision, and information about their experiences may also be revealed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
