Two people were killed Saturday when a Mexican navy sailing ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, officials said.
Mayor Eric Adams said that at least 19 people needed medical help after the masted Mexican Navy training ship, the Cuauhtémoc, collided with the 142-year-old bridge.
Multiple eyewitness videos emerged depicting the moment the ship’s three masts hit the bridge’s span before snapping one by one at around 8:20 p.m.
The vessel, which was on a global goodwill tour, had 277 people aboard. Sailors were seen dangling from harnesses on the damaged masts.
“We saw someone dangling, and I couldn’t tell if it was just blurry or my eyes, and we were able to zoom in on our phone and there was someone dangling from the harness from the top for like at least like 15 minutes before they were able to rescue them,” a witness recalled.
