A sailing ship of the Mexican navy with 277 people on board is collided in New York with the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Videos of the accident show how the ship – apparently without control – prunes the concrete …
On Saturday evening (local time), 22 people were injured, as the Mexican Ministry of Marine announced on platform X. 19 of them were therefore medical care in a hospital, three were seriously injured. Nobody had to be saved from the water.
The “Cuauhtémoc” was a training ship that was damaged in the accident, the ministry continued to say. On unexpected video images on social media it was shown how the sailing ship clashes with it when it passes through the suspension bridge and bends the masts of the ship.
No major damage was found on the bridge itself, said the New York police. She first called the people to avoid the area around the bridge.
The ship was on its way to Iceland
According to the Mexican ambassador, the ship was on his way to Iceland, Esteban Moctezuma Barragán. The message takes care of the crew members, he continued at a press conference in the evening. The families of the affected will be contacted.
The mayor Eric Adams from New York was also on site. He thanked the rescue workers of the coast guard for their efforts. The suspension bridge over the East River – a symbol of the metropolis – connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Source: Krone
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