A Mexican Navy sailboat with 277 people on board crashed into the Brooklyn bridge on Saturday night, hurting several people on board in a dramatic scene along the coast of New York City, according to the authorities.
The accident occurred at 8:30 pm, which resulted in at least 19 injured people, according to NYPD.
A sailor hangs from a mast after Cuauhtemoc, a navigation training ship from the Mexican Navy collided with the Brooklyn bridge, in New York City, on May 17, 2025.
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Four people were left with serious injuries, according to city officials, who gave a press conference on Saturday night.
All the injured were on the boat; No one fell into the water, according to the officials. The authorities said they did not believe that the bridge suffered any structural damage.
A navigation training ship from the Mexican Navy collided with the Brooklyn bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
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There are no deaths from now on, officials said.
The ship was disembarking and headed to Iceland, the authorities said.
The Cuauhtemoc, a navigation training ship of the Mexican Navy Colide with the Brooklyn bridge, in New York City, on May 17, 2025.
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The National Transportation Board is on the site and will begin its investigation, but the preliminary information shows that it was probably a mechanical problem with the sailboat, according to the officials.
The Cuauhtemoc, a navigation training ship of the Mexican Navy Colide with the Brooklyn bridge, in New York City, on May 17, 2025.
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The Brooklyn bridge had temporarily closed after the accident, but since then it has reopened, according to the New York City Transportation Department.
“While inspections will remain ongoing, there are no signs of structural damage to Brooklyn bridge,” Nydot said in a statement.
Josh Margolin and Clara McMichael of ABC News contributed to this report.
