Mayor of New York Eric Adams announced on Sunday that After the impact of the ship of the Mexican Navy into the Booklyn Bridge, two people died. Another 19 suffered injuries, He writes TASR, according to AP and AFP reports.
According to the local police, the accident occurred at approximately 20.30. local time (02.30 h CEST). “At that time there were 277 people on board, 19 of which suffered injuries, two of them are in a critical condition, and two others, unfortunately, succumbed to their injuries,” wrote Adams on the network X.
The mayor claims that the 142 -year -old bridge did not record more serious damage. “Although the controls will continue to take place, there are no signs of structural damage to the Brooklyn Bridge,” It introduced the X New York Department of Transport.
The images posted on the Internet show the ship of the Mexican Navy Cuautémoc with developed sails and the Mexican flag, How he attempts to swim under the bridge and becomes bumper into the bridge.
The Mexican Navy claims that none of the sailors fell into the water in the incident. The ship lost energy when the captain maneuver with the vessel, which forced it to head to the support of the bridge on the Brooklyn side, the New York police said at a press conference.
The Mexican Navy at X has explained that Cuauhtemoc is a training ship of the Academy and added that the ship was damaged in an accident. “The Ministry of the Navy again confirms its commitment to the safety of its workers, transparency in its operations, and an excellent result in the preparation of future officers of the Mexican Navy,” he said.
According to the New York police, the ship sailed to Iceland. She arrived in New York four days before the accident, He writes AP with reference to the contribution of the Mexican Navy on the Facebook network.
Every year, Cuauhtémoc, at the end of the Navy Military School, sets out on a journey that formally terminates cadets. This year, Acapulco’s Mexican port left on the Pacific coast on April 6 with 277 people on board. The vessel was supposed to visit 22 ports in 15 countries in 254 days.
