The Mexican tall navy, Cuauhtémoc, which held the crew of 277 largely made up of cadets, lost control on Saturday evening and came across Brooklyn Bridge, The New York Post reported.
According to a report quoted by the Police Department in New York (NYPD), apparently the Mexican navy ship seems to have lost too shortly before the collision. The report added that the ship went back to the bridge and killed its towering masts into the road around 20:30 (local time).
When the ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, two sailors were on top of one of the 147 feet of masts. According to firefighters, two people were killed and 17 injured. Meanwhile, officials did not publish the names of two crew members who died.
According to the details as NYP, the majestic Cuauhtémoc sailed from New York on his way to Iceland.
After the ship crashed, many crew members hung over the life of the sail. The maximum will for the bridge is 135 feet. However, the collision cut the masts of the ship 147 feet.
The ship was built in Spain in 1982 to train cadets, in New York it was a promotion for next year Sail4th Tall Ship Action, which celebrates 250.
What did the Mexican Navy said?
After the incident, the Mexican Navy issued statements. As he quoted NYP, he said, “During the sailing maneuver of the Cuauhtémoc in New York, there was a disaster with the Brooklyn Bridge, causing damage to the training ship and preventing the continuation of the training cruise.”
“The state of staff and equipment is reviewed by maritime and local authorities that provide support. The Navy reaffirms its obligation to safety staff, transparency in their operations and excellent training for future Mexican Navy officers,” they added.
Witnesses speak:
With several videos about the crash that appeared on the social media, one of the witnesses of Elijah West said, as NYP quoted: “The ship was under the bridge and sailors were on the ship, sails hit the bridge, and then people fell from the sail of boat.”
“It was crazy. We stood under the bridge and we all started running. Then I saw people hanging from the sail. Police ships quickly appeared – about five minutes,” she added.
After the crash, several viewers off the coast with cameras stood and filmed the departure of the ship from many angles.
“We were scared – many people screamed, many people were crying,” NyP Romero quoted, witnessing a ship’s crash with his sister from Pier 17.
“We celebrated and said goodbye and sang. We were all joyful and left. And then they arrived at the Brooklyn Bridge,” he added.
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