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The Cuauhtémoc, a sail training vessel for the Mexican Navy, struck the bridge connecting the Brooklyn and Manhattan boroughs at around 8:20 p.m. ET on May 17, causing all three of the masts to snap.
The NTSB asked members of the public to email [email protected] if they have video of the collision, but not to send the file until they respond. The Brooklyn Bridge has been deemed structurally safe.
The crippled Cuauhtemoc remained at a dock in Manhattan. The Brooklyn Bridge escaped major damage but at least 19 of the ship’s 277 sailors needed medical treatment, according to officials.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: The damaged masts of the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, are seen as it sits docked at Pier 36 in lower Manhattan on ...
The Brooklyn Bridge escaped major damage but at least 19 of the ship's 277 sailors needed medical treatment and two were killed, according to officials.
As it pulled away from the pier, winds were at 10 knots – around 11-12 mph – and the current was 0.3 knots toward the bridge, Brian Young, the NTSB investigator in charge, said Monday.
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The Brooklyn Bridge escaped major damage but at least 19 of the ship's 277 sailors needed medical treatment and two were killed, according to officials.