His training vessel crashed on his bridge last night (local time), causing two people to lose their lives and another 19 people injured, 2 of whom seriously, destroying the top of his sails, according to authorities.
Passers-by who rode the banks of Ist River were struck by the Cuauhtémoc boat- the name of the last Aztec emperor- sailing lightly with open sails to the bridge.
However, his sails, reaching 45 meters high, did not allow him to pass safely under the bridge ,.
Appears that the Mexican Navy sailing vessel ARA Cuauhtémoc just demasted itself on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)
“Earlier this night, the high -high Cuauhtémoc ship of the Mexican Navy lost its power and hit the Brooklyn Bridge,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said in a report.
He clarified that of the 277 occupants, 19 were injured, two of whom were in serious condition, while “two others were unfortunately succumbed to their injuries”.
Shocking! The Cuauhtémoc school ship of the Mexican Navy hit the Brooklyn bridge when they sail in New York. There were sailors in the masts at the time of impact. 12 injured and serious damage to the sailboat are reported. The images are shocking.
– The holder news (@titularnoticias)
A massive pirate ship just hit the Brooklyn Bridge
– course (@corso52)
Sailors seen dangling from the Top Masts of the Mexican navy vessel that collided into the Brooklyn Bridge. It appears that several people were hanging and/or clutching on to objects several hundred feet in the air in an attempt to avoid falling.
— Noteworthy News (@newsnoteworthy)
How did the accident happen to the Brooklyn Bridge
The boat lost its power while the captain was maneuvering, resulting in the sailboat moving to the bridge on the Brooklyn side, said Wilson Arabols, head of special operations at New York Police, at a press conference.
None of the occupants “did not fall into the water, which means that it was not necessary to carry out rescue operations,” Mexico’s Navy said earlier in a statement.
The Brooklyn Bridge – a large tourist attraction of which was completed in 1883 – connects the Brooklyn and Manhattan areas in New York. Due to the accident, the authorities ruled the bridge for about 40 minutes, before giving it a release. There was no significant damage to the bridge, a Transport official in the New York City said.
The message of the President of Mexico
In a post on X, the Mexican Claudia Seinbaum president expressed her sadness over the deaths of the two crew members.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry told social media that the country’s ambassador to the US as well as other officials assist naval trials and are in contact with local authorities.
See pictures from the moment of the impact
