New York, ship crashes towards the Brooklyn bridge: 2 victims | EUROtoday

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Two folks died and 17 others have been injured after a School of the Mexican Navy hit the Brooklyn bridge. This was acknowledged by the mayor of New York, Eric Adams. “Tonight, the sailing ship Cuauhtemoc of the Mexican Navy has lost power and crashed into the Brooklyn bridge,” wrote Adams on X. “At the moment, of the 277 people on board, 19 reported injuries, 2 of whom are in critical conditions, and 2 others unfortunately deceased due to the injuries sustained”.

The photographs shared on-line present the Cuauhtemoc, with the sick sails and the Christmas lights draped on the seamstress, whereas its three bushes break – one after the opposite – to the passage underneath the bridge, crashing into the East River. Immediately after the accident, the Mexican Navy had declared in a press launch that 22 folks on board had been injured, three of whom are significantly. The ship misplaced energy whereas the captain was maneuvering, and he headed in the direction of the shoulder of the bridge on the Brooklyn facet, the top of the particular operations of the New York police, Wilson Arambress, stated in a press convention. There was “panic on the ship,” the 23 -year -old Nick Corso instructed the AFP information company, who was close to the bridge. “Many screams, some sailors hanging on the trees, seemed to be panic on the ship,” he stated. “I did not see anyone falling into the water … the thing that struck me most was panic on the ship, and there was a guy on the back who nodded to the people to get away from the point we were where we were,” he added.

The Mexican Navy stated in its press launch that nobody has fallen into the water and that no rescue operation has been began. At the time of the accident, the ship was crusing from New York. The New York Transport Department has made identified on X that “there are no signs of structural damage to the Brooklyn bridge, although the inspections are still in progress”. The bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Manhattan, remained closed for about 40 minutes.

«We are deeply grieved for the disappearance of two crew members of the Cuauhtémoc college ship, who’ve misplaced their lives within the tragic accident within the port of New York. Our solidarity and our help for households ». So on X the president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum. “The Navy, with the support of the local authorities, is currently taking care of the wounded”, provides the president specifying that “the Mexican ambassador to the United States and the staff of the Mexican Consulate in New York are supporting the Navy”.

«I thank the mayor of New York Eric Adams for all of the help he has offered to our fellow residents. We are monitoring the state of affairs and the Navy will proceed to offer updates, “concludes the submit.