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19 people injured after Mexican Navy training ship struck underside of Brooklyn Bridge in New York

19 people injured after Mexican Navy training ship struck underside of Brooklyn Bridge in New York

By Mosese Raqio
18/05/2025
Source : CNN

A Mexican Navy training ship carrying 277 people struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, causing injuries to 19 people, including four people with “serious” injuries.

Videos posted on social media showed the moment the mast of a Mexican Navy training ship struck the bridge.

The boat, bedecked with white lights and flying a large Mexican flag, can be seen sailing closer to the edge of the Bridge when its mast strikes the bottom of the bridge, snapping in parts and falling onto the deck below.

Crewmembers of the ship were seen clinging to the mast after the incident, and bystanders were heard screaming and seen running away from the scene.

There appears to be no damage to the bridge, and the Bridge has since been reopened, after it was briefly closed as emergency officials responded to the incident.

Source : CNN

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