The school ship Cuauhtémoc From the Mexican Navy, this Saturday afternoon against the bridge of, in New York, during the Zapar maneuver. The balance of the incident is two deceased people and another 20 with consideration wounds. Two other sailors are in critical condition, according to Eric Adams, the mayor of New York. “The sailboat registered a mishap that caused damage to its structure,” said the Secretariat of The Incident forced the trip of the instruction cruise, which had been deployed by the flag of Mexico at the time of the clash. Mayor Adams has ruled out that the 142 -year -old bridge has suffered considerable damage.
At least 17 crew were being seriously injured by emergency services. At the moment, it is believed that none of the sailors fell to the waters of the East River. The injured were transferred from the sailboat to land in emergency boats and have already been admitted to hospitals in the city.
The crew is made up of 64 women and 213 men, according to a statement from last April. New York Firefighters were the first lifeguards to go to the incident area. At that time of the afternoon, numerous tourists witnessed the sailboat below the legendary bridge that Manhattan connects with the Brooklyn neighborhood. The numerous videos show the impact of one of the masts with the steel structure of the work.
At the time of the clash, several cadets were in the sticks robbed to the candles of the Cuauhtémoc. The main stick has a height of 45 meters, while the port has a height of 39. Several cadets collapsed after the clash in the maneuver. The witnesses in the area captured the paramedics with their mobiles moving bloody injured. At least one of the sailors was receiving pulmonary cardio resuscitation in the images uploaded to X.
Ronald Johnson, the United States ambassador to Mexico, said on social networks that he is in contact with the Mexican Foreign Ministry to “provide the necessary support.” “They have all our support,” said the diplomat, who will meet this Monday with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
His Mexican counterpart, ambassador Esteban Moctezuma, said that the priority of the Government of Mexico is the support to the wounded sailors, which has been lent through the Mexican consulate in New York. Moctezuma this Saturday, hours before the incident, together with the Mexican diplomat Héctor Vasconcelos. “The school ship Cuauhtémoc It is a symbol of Mexico in the world. Today we support it with respect, with solidarity and firmly, ”said Moctezuma, who has reported that informative updates will be the responsibility of the Secretariat of the Navy.
The ceremony of Cuauhtémoc It started from the early hours of the afternoon. Mariachi’s group Mexican footprint was on the ship’s deck to interpret Mexico, nice and dear y The swallowsthe popular melody that is heard in Mexico every time goodbye is said. The school ship said goodbye after being docked in New York since Tuesday.
The Cuauhtémoc sailed from the port of Acapulco on April 6 with the mission of “exalting the marine spirit” and “bringing the message of peace and goodwill of the Mexican people.” On his journey he was going to visit 22 ports in 15 nations around the world. Before arriving in New York, he had been in Jamaica and Cuba. The trip before the incident intended to include 170 days in the sea and 84 days in ports.
