A visitor captured a video after the clash of a Mexican ship against the Brooklyn bridge, New York, in the that the anguish that the crew of the boat lived is observed.
The accident occurred when the masts of the ship impacted against the base of the bridge, One of the largest tourist attractions in the city that unites Manhattan with Brooklyn.
Although the causes are investigated, the authorities have said that, apparently, The captain lost control due to a mechanical failure of the ship.
The incident leaves so far two dead people and dozens of injured, some seriously.
After the impact, which was captured by several tourists, You can see some of the occupants hanging from the ship’s beams, while others fall into the voidaccording to the user of X (formerly Twitter) @geopolitik_2030.
“Of the 277 people on board, 19 suffered wounds, two of which are still in critical condition And two others sadly died from the wounds “, The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, explained in the social network X.
Hundreds of spectators had fired minutes before with applause and live to Mexico to the ship before heading for the East River Towards open sea with the candles collected and dozens of sailors in the profusely illuminated jarcies.
“I feel that it will not happen,” a woman is heard in Spanish in one of the multiple videos disseminated in social networks, shortly before the masts were broken when bumping into the base of the bridge near one of the pillars.
“We were giving goodbye to some of the boys who were already leaving, the ship had already left (…) of the dock (…) and when suddenly They collided with the bridge and there all (the sailors) fell down, He said to the AFP Arturo Acatitla, resident in New York.
“The lights went out there And we saw that he had had an accident “, The man added 37 years.
*With AFP information.
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Images that circulate on social networks that show several people hanging from the masts of the Mexican Navy ship after colliding against the Brooklyn bridge during a festive visit to New York. pic.twitter.com/3yr7kchwhs-Carlos Aguiar-Geopolitics (@geopolitik_2030) May 18, 2025