Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York Metropolis’s Brooklyn Bridge

An enormous Mexican Navy coaching ship has been broken after crashing into New York Metropolis’s Brooklyn Bridge throughout a festive go to to the US.

Footage has emerged displaying towering masts of the Cuauhtémoc clipping the bridge because the crusing vessel was passing below the well-known construction on Saturday night.

Elements of the masts reportedly fell on the deck, with US media reporting a number of accidents. New York Metropolis’s Emergency Administration (NYCEM) mentioned it was “responding to an incident”, with out giving any additional particulars.

The Mexican Navy confirmed that the ship was broken, saying the incident was being investigated.

Crowds who had been watching the ship’s trajectory fled from the water’s edge because the masts collided with the bridge.

New York Metropolis’s Hearth Division confirmed that authorities had been responding to accidents, stories CBS, BBC’s US companion.

The division mentioned it had no particulars about how many individuals may need been damage or whether or not they had been on the vessel or on the bridge.

In a press release on X, NYCEM mentioned “the scenario is creating and particulars usually are not confirmed at the moment”.

The mayor of New York Eric Adams is on the scene and has been briefed on the scenario, CBS reported.

Media stories say the Cuauhtémoc had greater than 200 crew on board.

It was in New York Metropolis on a goodwill go to.