Mexican Naval Ship Crashing Into Brooklyn Bridge
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Authorities are investigating after a Mexican Navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on May 17, leaving two dead and 19 injured. The Cuauhtémoc, a sail training vessel for the Mexican Navy, lost power before striking the bridge connecting the Brooklyn and Manhattan boroughs around 8:20 p.m. ET, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.
The Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtemoc that hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night was sailing around the world on a goodwill tour. The Cuauhtemoc set sail from Acapulco, Mexico, on April 6 and arrived in New York last Tuesday. The ship had been docked at the South Street Seaport museum last week and was open to free tours.
Just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, several onlookers in Brooklyn were enjoying one of New York City’s sunnier days, when they witnessed a Mexican Navy training ship hit the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge,