Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge, Killing 2 Crew Members

Two crew members of a Mexican Navy crusing ship died on Saturday night time when the ship drifted immediately into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, smashing its masts and rigging.

There have been 277 folks on board the ship, the Cuauhtémoc, which was on an excellent will tour, and everyone seems to be believed to be accounted for, a Hearth Division official stated.

Mayor Eric Adams stated in a social media submit after midnight that two folks had died, and that the ship had misplaced energy earlier than the crash.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico stated on social media that the deceased have been crew members on the Cuauhtémoc.

Mexican officers recognized one of many lifeless as América Yamileth Sánchez Hernández, from the state of Veracruz. In a social media submit, the state’s governor, Rocío Nahle, confirmed her dying and despatched condolences to her household. “Veracruz is with you,” she wrote.

Not less than 22 others have been injured within the crash, together with 11 who have been in vital situation and 9 in secure situation, the Mexican Navy stated in a press release.