The Mexican Navy long ship, which collided with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, apparently lost electrical moments before the accident, the New York Post reported NYPD. The accident killed 2 people, injured many and damaged the huge mast of the vessel.Cuuhtémoc, about 300-foot tall training ships carrying 277 people, mostly appeared to lose control as it reversed around 8:30 pm (local time) in the iconic bridge. Its 147-Foot mast hit the bridge’s roadbade, dramatically over two of them during two sailor effects. According to NYPD, 23 people were injured in an accident in total.According to the news agency Associated Press, the ship was preparing to leave New York for a goodwill tour for Iceland in case of accident.He said that the 142 -year -old bridge did not cause any major structural damage.
Footage of the incident, captured by several eyewitnesses, Cuauhtémoc is shown reaching near the Brooklyn side of the eastern River when its mast killed the main period of the bridge. “You can hear it Snap,” New York Times quoted Nick Korceo as saying, who saw the moment and described the chaos that followed as “Pandmonium”.The video posted online burnt the ship with a festive light and blew up a large Mexican flag, as it had become helpless towards the bridge before its mast collapsed. The sailors were seen hanging from rigging, although no one allegedly fell into the water. “We saw someone swinging … he was rescued for at least 15 minutes,” the eyewitness Lily Katz said as quoted by AP.According to the AFP, three-masked steel-patwar Barks were doing a training maneuver and damaged in “Misap”. The ship was recorded under the bridge until a tugboat placed it in the eastern river.Built in 1982, the mast of Cuauhtémoc is about 160 feet height. However, Brooklyn Bridge provides only 127 feet withdrawal in high tide. According to the Mexican Consulate, the vessel had docked in New York on 13 May and opened for public visits till 17 May. It was scheduled to visit 22 ports in 15 countries in 254 days, taking it to Reckjavik, Iceland with the next stage of its journey.After the accident, all lanes on the bridge were briefly closed. After an initial inspection, traffic was allowed to resume. The Transport Department is assessing for any long -term structural effects.
