A sailboat of the Mexican military Navy collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, two dead
The sailboat of the Mexican military navy collided last night against the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, with at least 19 people injured from 277 people, four of them, and the media confirmed the New York firefighting service. BBC It reports that two people have lost their lives and two are still fighting for life. The bridge was not more seriously damaged and was reopened for traffic several hours after the collision.
The Mexican Navy reported in the social network X that the Cuauhtemoc school sailboat was injured in a collision in the Brooklyn Bridge.
The 90-meter 277 crew boat arrived in New York on a promotional visit on Tuesday, May 13. Cuauhtémoc, 91 meters long and 12 meters wide, sailed for the first time in 1982. Every year at the end of classes at Navy, he sailed to complete their training. This year the ship left the Mexican port of Acapulco 6. April with 277 people on board, and its final destination was Iceland.
Many military vessels from the US and other countries for the traditional annual fleet week are sailing to New York these days.
Under the 1883 opening Brooklyn Bridge, a maximum of 38 meters high vessels could sail, and the masts of unfortunate sailboats were slightly higher.
The incident is investigating, but the introductory reports say the crew is supposed to lose control of a sailboat that has taken it under the bridge.
In doing so, the highest masts hit the bridge and broke, and their parts fell on board of vessels, reports NBC television. The recordings of the incident show that the sailboat under the bridge was carried by the reversal of the eastern river.
The witnesses made ABC television that two sailors were hung from the broken masts, one of whom ended in the water.
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the main tourist attractions of New York, and is crossed every day by more than 100,000 cars and more than 30,000 pedestrians. Authorities warn people to avoid the area, as there is a big crowd due to ambulances.
