In New York, the 36- meter Navy Cuauhtémoc Navy has crashed into the resistance of the Brooklyn Bridge. The incident was killed by two people, more than 20 more were injured, in particular three are in critical condition.
According to Reuters with reference to the mayor of New York Eric Adams, the accident occurred on Saturday, May 18 when the ship passed under the bridge at the bottom of New York. During the passage , the vessel affected the resistance of the Brooklyn Bridge - the masts broke and fell on the deck where the cadets and members were .
At the time of the incident on board there were 277 people , including 175 Cadets of the Mexican Fleet. Two were killed, 22 people were injured, three of them were in serious condition. Water was not threatened - no one went over , rescue operations were not carried out. local government spokesman reported that mechanical problems were probably the cause of the accident . The vessel was promptly drawn to the pier where passengers were evacuated . Eyewitnesses report that they saw people literally " hung on the masts" with insurance cables. One of the witnesses, Flavio Moreira , told reporters that the moment of the clash was so close that people " tried to hold on."
CuauhtéMoc training sail ship was built in Spain in 1982 and is used the Mexico Navy to prepare cadets. The ship made a world trip for eight months , stopping in key ports - Jamaica, Iceland, Portugal and others.
A stop in New York was to become part of preparation for the Great International Regathies, dedicated to the 250th anniversary US independence in 2026 . The Brooklyn Bridge , opened 1883 , is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. More than 100 thousand cars pass it every day and pass more than 30,000 pedestrians .
