18-05-2025
Tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge with search underway for people thrown into water
A three-masted Mexican Navy sailing ship, reportedly carrying around 200 people, has struck the Brooklyn Bridge on New York's East River.
A search and rescue operation has been launched to pull people out of the water, fire officials told The New York Post.
The collision occurred just before 9 p.m., with all three of the ship's 147-feet-tall masts striking the bridge as the vessel appeared to be moving backward.
X user @orenjinoir was standing on the waterfront in Brooklyn when the collision occurred and caught the moment on video.
------Brooklyn Bridge 😰😰😰
— orenji🎃noir (@orenjinoir) May 18, 2025
The Cuauhtémoc sailed into New York Harbor on Tuesday with dozens of naval cadets seen standing on the masts as others dressed in cultural Mexican attire awaited nearby.
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