Tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge with search underway for folks thrown into water | EUROtoday

A 3-masted Mexican Navy crusing ship, the Cuauhtémoc, reportedly carrying round 200 folks, has struck the Brooklyn Bridge on New York’s East River.

A search and rescue operation has been launched to drag folks out of the water, hearth officers instructed The New York Post.

The collision occurred simply earlier than 9 p.m., with all three of the ship’s 147-feet-tall masts putting the bridge and snapping because the vessel gave the impression to be transferring backward.

X person @orenjinoir was standing on the waterfront in Brooklyn when the collision occurred and caught the second on video.

The ship seems to strike some kind of scaffolding or gantry on the underside of the bridge, which might be seen swinging within the aftermath.

Debris might be seen falling towards the deck of the ship, together with parts of the masts, lights, and rigging. The sails weren’t up on the time. The Post stories that a number of crew members have been critically injured and are being transported to Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The Cuauhtémoc sailed into New York Harbor on Tuesday with dozens of naval cadets seen standing on the masts as others wearing cultural Mexican apparel awaited close by.

A big Mexican flag was flying on the stern of the vessel when the collision occurred.

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