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CBS News
06-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Mexican navy ship that struck Brooklyn Bridge set to be towed for repairs
The Mexican navy ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge last month in New York City is being moved for repairs Friday. The Cuauhtémoc will be towed from Pier 36 in Manhattan over to the Brooklyn Navy Yard around 6:30 a.m. The move is expected to halt boat traffic in the area for more than an hour, causing temporary disruptions to ferry service. NYC Ferry says a U.S. Coast Guard safety zone will be in place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. between the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges on the East River. This may cause delays and cancellations on the Astoria, Soundview, South Brooklyn and East River routes. New York City's Office of Emergency Management is leading the multi-agency, tightly coordinated movement. 2 killed when ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge The update comes after two sailors, América Yamilet Sánchez and Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, were killed and nearly two dozen crew members were injured when the ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on May 17. It has been docked in Manhattan ever since. The incident remains under investigation by the Mexican navy and the National Transportation Safety Board, which said it will likely know more about how and why the ship crashed sometime later this month. Officials said the ship was pulling away from Pier 17 on its way to Iceland when it somehow drifted backwards. The head of Mexico's navy later said a pilot from New York was in control of the ship at the time and had very little time to react. The NTSB said it's standard practice to have a local pilot help start the navigation out to sea.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Mexican sailors aboard doomed Navy ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge will set sail again — on different vessel
Crewmembers from the doomed Mexican navy boat that smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge are gearing up to set sail again — this time on a hulking tank landing vessel. Nearly two weeks after the deadly May 17 crash in the Big Apple, the surviving cadets will resume their training course Sunday aboard the 262-foot-long ARM Usumacinta, the Spanish news outlet El Gráfico reported. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum and Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles are slated to give the order to cast off from the port of Veracruz during the country's Navy Day celebrations, the outlet said. 'The crew aboard our ARM Usumacinta (A-412) has sailed national and international waters, braving the seas to bring humanitarian aid and hope to those most in need in disaster situations and areas,' Mexico's Navy Ministry said in a statement. The powerful vessel — which took part in a multinational training mission organized by the US Navy's Third PacificFleet, RIMPAC2024, last summer — uses propulsion engines, a far cry from the ill-fated Cuauhtémoc, which relied on wind power to propel its 297-foot-long deck through the sea. The sailboat's three masts cracked and broke as they struck the 142-year-old Brooklyn Bridge during the Cuauhtémoc's departure from Manhattan, killing 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos and 20-year-old América Yamilet Sánchez, and injuring 19 others. There were 277 crew members aboard — including 213 men and 64 women — most of whom were cadets from the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, the Mexican naval training academy in Veracruz. Harrowing footage shows Mexican sailors clinging to rigging for dear life after Brooklyn Bridge crash Mexican navy cadet América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, ID'd as first victim in Brooklyn Bridge crash Mexican ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge because it lost steering during mechanical failure: sources Doomed Mexican ship's crew were on masts for touching 'manning the yards' salute when boat hit Brooklyn Bridge Mexican sailor recalls horror aboard doomed Navy ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge: 'No one reacted' The Cuauhtémoc had been scheduled to sail to Iceland, then continue a months-long voyage to ports in France, Scotland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Spain and Barbados before returning to the Mexican coast in November. However, due to the Usumacinta's structural and operational differences, the vessel cannot follow the Cuauhtémoc's original route. The new itinerary — and whether all the crash survivors will be on board — wasn't immediately clear. In the wake of the wreck injured sailors were flown home to Veracruz for treatment at Antón Lizardo Naval Hospital, where they also underwent psychological evaluations, according to the Spanish news outlet La Razón. They were later granted a week-long reprieve from their navy obligations to visit family, a break that was 'fundamental' for their emotional recovery, Mexican navy sources told the outlet. The Brooklyn Bridge incident remains under investigation. The Cuauhtémoc remains docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Dramatic video shows oblivious onlooker posing as Mexican ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge
A startling new video shows a smiling young woman posing underneath the Brooklyn Bridge — completely oblivious to the Mexican navy ship crashing just feet behind her. The graphic footage captured the unidentified woman smiling for the camera as she posed on a railing along the water's edge as the lit-up tall ship drifted behind her toward the iconic bridge Saturday night. At one point, the woman — clad in a white dress — glances back over her shoulder at the incoming ship and appears to say, 'So cool!' She even turned back and pointed in awe — seemingly unaware that the Cuauhtemoc training vessel's mast had already crippled as it made contact with the bridge, killing two onboard. Her smiling video then took a harrowing turn as it captured several Mexican crew members standing on the rigging — and later clutching on — as the vessel careened out of control. Eventually, the woman and the person behind the camera appeared to run back from the water's edge with a handful of others. Footage from other panicked witnesses also showed the same dress-wearing woman running to safety. It comes as investigators continue to probe the cause of the Saturday night wreck that killed two sailors — Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, and América Yamilet Sánchez, 20 — and injured 19 others. Officials have said the Cuauhtemoc was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts suddenly crashed into the 142-year-old bridge as dozens of sailors stood harnessed high up in rigging as part of a public display. Radio calls indicating the ship was in distress went out just 45 seconds before the deadly collision, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said. It wasn't yet clear if a mechanical problem played a role in the tragedy.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mexican sailor recalls horror aboard doomed Navy ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge: ‘No one reacted'
He could see it coming. A sailor who tried to warn his colleagues before their Mexican navy training ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge recalled the moments of sheer panic before the deadly crash — and the helplessness of having his screams go unanswered. 'It was very, very ugly,' the unnamed boatswain said in a chilling audio interview this week with Mexican news outlet Milenio. As the Cuauhtémoc drifted off course May 17, the sailor recalled in Spanish how the majestic training vessel was creeping closer and closer to the 142-year-old bridge, which he referred to as 'the dock,' before the ship's masts slammed into its historic span, killing two cadets and injuring 19 others. 'When the linemen — I mean, I don't know how they maneuvered, but they literally threw us against the [bridge], and I saw clearly how we were going, I mean, heading toward the [bridge],' the man said in Spanish. 'I started yelling at them, 'Hey, we're going against the [bridge]! We're going against the [bridge]!' but no one reacted,' he said. Distress calls from the Cuauhtémoc went out 45 seconds before the deadly collision, which happened less than five minutes after the ship set sail, officials said. 'It was too fast. When we came to see it, we were against the [bridge]. The three masts broke, and that was it,' the man explained. Multiple sailors harnessed up in rigging were sent flying into the air, while the rest of the them scrambled in the chaos. 'Obviously, we had all the cadets up there, and there were too many injured,' said the boatswain, the sailor in charge of overseeing a ship's equipment and crew. 'I think a cadet fell from the bridge, which is the highest point up to the deck, so she is in very serious condition and it is not known if she will survive.' América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, died from injuries she sustained in the wreck. A second cadet, 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also killed. 'The decks of the ship were covered in blood,' he continued. 'All three masts were destroyed, the cables burst – I mean, it was horrible, honestly.' As the boat crumpled, the sailors scrambled to rescue cadets tangled in the rigging, he said. 'The boatswains had to go up and lower them, and then the masts were bending, so we were going up and with the broken masts, we were up there trying to lower people little by little…they couldn't get down.' The cause of the crash remains under investigation. In total, there were 277 crew members on board — 213 men and 64 women — most of whom were cadets from the Heroica Escuala Naval Militar, the Mexican navy's officer training academy in Veracruz.
New York Post
24-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Mexican sailor recalls horror aboard doomed Navy ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge: ‘No one reacted'
He could see it coming. A sailor who tried to warn his colleagues before their Mexican navy training ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge recalled the moments of sheer panic before the deadly crash — and the helplessness of having his screams go unanswered. 'It was very, very ugly,' the unnamed boatswain said in a chilling audio interview this week with Mexican news outlet Milenio. As the Cuauhtémoc drifted off course May 17, the sailor recalled in Spanish how the majestic training vessel was creeping closer and closer to the 142-year-old bridge, which he referred to as 'the dock,' before the ship's masts slammed into its historic span, killing two cadets and injuring 19 others. 5 'It was too fast,' the sailor recalled. 'We were against the [bridge]. The three masts broke, and that was it.' Paul Martinka 'When the linemen — I mean, I don't know how they maneuvered, but they literally threw us against the [bridge], and I saw clearly how we were going, I mean, heading toward the [bridge],' the man said in Spanish. 'I started yelling at them, 'Hey, we're going against the [bridge]! We're going against the [bridge]!' but no one reacted,' he said. Distress calls from the Cuauhtémoc went out 45 seconds before the deadly collision, which happened less than five minutes after the ship set sail, officials said. 'It was too fast. When we came to see it, we were against the [bridge]. The three masts broke, and that was it,' the man explained. Multiple sailors harnessed up in rigging were sent flying into the air, while the rest of the them scrambled in the chaos. 5 The harrowing crash launched multiple sailors harnessed up in rigging flying into the air. PORTER BINKS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 5 The cause of the catastrophic crash – which left another 19 sailors injured – remains under investigation. James Keivom 'Obviously, we had all the cadets up there, and there were too many injured,' said the boatswain, the sailor in charge of overseeing a ship's equipment and crew. 'I think a cadet fell from the bridge, which is the highest point up to the deck, so she is in very serious condition and it is not known if she will survive.' América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, died from injuries she sustained in the wreck. A second cadet, 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also killed. 'The decks of the ship were covered in blood,' he continued. 'All three masts were destroyed, the cables burst – I mean, it was horrible, honestly.' As the boat crumpled, the sailors scrambled to rescue cadets tangled in the rigging, he said. 5 Mexican Naval Cadet América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, succumbed to injuries she sustained during the wreck. 5 A second cadet, 23-year-old Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also killed in the disaster. Facebook/Adal Jair Marcos 'The boatswains had to go up and lower them, and then the masts were bending, so we were going up and with the broken masts, we were up there trying to lower people little by little…they couldn't get down.' The cause of the crash remains under investigation. In total, there were 277 crew members on board — 213 men and 64 women — most of whom were cadets from the Heroica Escuala Naval Militar, the Mexican navy's officer training academy in Veracruz.
