Mexican navy training vessel hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK AP A Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday during a promotional tour in New York City the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River The New York Fire Department press desk ratified that executives were responding to injuries but had no details about how several people might have been hurt or whether they were on the vessel or on the bridge Eyewitness video of the collision that was posted online revealed the mast of the ship which was flying a giant green white and red Mexican flag scraping the underneath of the bridge The vessel then drifted toward the edge of the river as onlookers scrambled away from shore The Mexican navy stated in a post on the social platform X that the Cuauhtemoc an academy training vessel was damaged in an accident with the Brooklyn Bridge that prevented it from continuing its voyage It added that the status of personnel and material was under review by naval and local agents which were providing assistance The Secretary of the Navy renews its commitment to the safety of personnel transparency in its operations and excellent training for future officers of the Mexican Armada it explained in Spanish The Cuauhtemoc about feet long and feet wide meters long and meters wide according to the Mexican Navy sailed for the first time in Each year it sets out at the end of classes at the naval military school to finish cadets training This year it left the Mexican port of Acapulco on the Pacific coast on April with people onboard the Navy stated then The ship was scheduled to visit ports in nations including Kingston Jamaica Havana Cuba Cozumel Mexico and New York It had also planned to go to Reykjavik Iceland Bordeaux Saint Malo and Dunkirk France and Aberdeen Scotland among others for a total of days at sea and in port