At least two people were killed when the Sailing Mexican Navy Cuauhtémoc scored into Brooklyn Bridge, the Mayor of New York Eric Adams.
“Of 277 people on board, 19 were injured, two remain in critical condition, and the two, unfortunately, passed away from suffered injuries,” Adams wrote X.
As the CNN confirmed the source from the police, the deaths fell from one of the masts of the ship. They were transported to a nearby hospital, where they were declared dead.
On the recordings that spread social networks can be seen that the high masts of the Sailboat Cuauhtémoc stuck for the bridge as the ship passed below the famous building.
The parts of the mast fell on the deck. According to the authorities, the injuries arose because some crew members were at the masts at the time. Numerous maritime cadets dressed in white uniforms could be seen on the deck.
The circumstances of the event
There were more than 200 people on board, and in New York arrived as part of a friendly visit. Local media write that the ship allegedly remained without the drive before the collision.
At the Media Conference led by the Mayor of New York Eric Adams, the authorities reported that no one finished in water. The mayor added that Brooklyn Bridge did not suffer greater damage.
The American Coast Guard announced that the ship lost the tops of two masts, but that all crew members were found. Injured were transported to the hospital.
The Mexican Navy confirmed that the ship was damaged and that the incident was investigated.
Cause of accident
The head of the New York Police surgery stated that it believed that the collision with one of the pillars came about “mechanical problems” and the power failure.
The Mexican Navy states that 22 people are injured, including three difficult, while the Mayor of New York said that four people were seriously injured.
People who followed the passage of the ship fled from the edge of the coast when the masts hit the bridge.
About the ship
According to the Mexican Navy, the ship is 90.5 meters long, and 12 meters wide. He sailed for the first time in 1982. years.
Every year, it departs at the end of teaching in the Naval School as the final part of the cadet training.
This year from the Mexican Luka Acapulco sailed on 6. April with 277 people on board, the Navy said. The ultimate destination was to be Iceland.
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