The mayor of New York City Eric Adams said that a long long ship flying the Mexican flag hit the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night, wounding 19 people, seriously.
Others were examined, and divers were looking for water at the scene of the accident as a preventive measure, according to three police sources on the awareness of the accident.
Adams said at a press conference on Saturday night that the ship, which includes 277 people on board, suffered a mechanical accident that caused its launch to the bridge, sailing from the pavement 17 on its way to the sea.
“The pilot lost the power of the ship,” he said, adding that two crew members were on a mast and had a collision.
Police sources said the inspectors were sent immediately to assess the bridge. The Commissioner of the Ministry of Transport in New York City, Yedanis Rodriguez, said that the head of the bridge department was at the scene, with an initial assessment that concluded that there were no signs of major damage.
Adams said the bridge is open.
Officials at the press conference said that no one has fallen into the water. The head of the New York Ministry’s Special Operations Department said that the ship eventually went to Iceland.
A video of the scene showed a cyst from the ship that strikes the bridge, with people on the mast hanging.
Witnesses met by NBC New York said that the boat, which one of them said is not a stranger to the eastern river and local waters, appears to be an atmosphere similar to concerts with music.
The ship was identified by a Mexican diplomat at the press conference as arm Cuuhtémoc, a historic training ship for the Mexican Navy.
Although he is the running ambassador of sailing in Mexico for the next year Sail4th 250 The celebrations, spokesman for the event, said in a statement on Saturday night, that “the long Mexican ship Cuuhtémoc is not one of the ships committed so far to participate in the Sail4th 250 event next year.”
A spokesman for “Chris Operation, President of Sail4th 250, continued very sad about what he learns about the collision of this evening and follows the news with the injured sailors in his prayers.”
The events of the New York City region will celebrate the 250 American anniversary on July 4, 2026, with what is described as the largest fleet of long ships from all over the world.
UK non -profit Sail Training International It describes the ship A built in Bilbao, Spain, in 1981 and originally called “Sileya”.
“It was subsequently acquired as a training agent for officers, footnotes, simple officers and sailors,” according to the group. “Cuuhtemoc, the world for thirteen years, and in 1995 he underwent a large operation of the ship and forgery.”
The New York Police Administration said it was investigating the accident. I asked people to stay away from the bridge area and the nearby streets.
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