New details revealed about last moments before the ship hit Brooklyn Bridge

The Mexican navy ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge In May, two crew members killed and injured 19, moved backwards at an increased speed before the collision, says officials.

The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report on the accident on Monday June 30, and describes the sequence of the events that day involving the high vessels of the Mexican Navy Arm cuauhtémoc be 01who wore 277 crew members and cadets.

Then the three -masted ship initiate a transcontinental journey The designated completion of cadet education.

After leaving Cozumel, Mexico, May 3, Cuauhtémoc Arrived in Manhattan on May 13 per report. After a four -day port call in New York City, the ship was planned to sail from Pier 17 to an anchor in Brooklyn for fuel and then move on to Iceland.

On May 17, Sea Pilot and Docking Pilot arrived and both stated that the captain reported no problems with propulsion and control systems, according to NTSB, which noted that the visibility at that time was clear.

About 20:16 local time, Cuauhtémocmooring lines were released and a tugboat, Charles D. McAllister, Helped the ship from the pier, said NTSB.

The doll pilot gave the aft commands to the captain of the Conning tire, “continued the report,” which was recognized by the captain, translated into Spanish and forwarded to another crew member on the deck below, outside the navigation bridge. This crew member then forwarded the orders to the crew members within the navigation bridge, where the command was entered. ”

Between 20:20 and 20:22, Cuauhtémoc Moved the aft (backward) and away from Pier 17. After the ship cleared from the slip, the doll pilot issued a stop command, “gave a death slow order and directed Charles D. McAllister Tug to move the starboard arrow on Cuauhtémoc. ”

According to the report CuauhtémocStern began to turn towards Brooklyn Bridge. Then, according to New York TimesThe The ship should have moved in the forward direction.

“In the order of the docking pilot Charles D. McAllister stopped pressing against the ship, backed away and operated against the stern to Cuauhtémoc along its starboard page, ”according to NTSB.

The vessel’s rear -directed speed increased from 3.3 knots to 5.1 knots between 8:23 and 8:24, PM, which caused the port pilot to require the tug assistance.

Since about 20:24, the upper parts of the ship’s three masts met the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge. The report said the ship was moving backwards at a speed of 5.9 knots when it hit the bridge.

Three minutes later, the ship stopped against the sea wall on the eastern side of Brooklyn Bridge and the crew placed anchors.

Emergency solutions arrived about three minutes later and transported the injured to hospitals in the area.

In its preliminary report, NTSB said the investigators interviewed the ship’s crew members who were on guard at that time. It also said that the two pilots and tugs were tested for alcohol and other drugs, and the results came negative.

On the May 17 -crash demanded the life of two crew members, who are reportedly identified as America Yamilet Sánchez20 and Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos23.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recognized the deaths of the two crew members who were on board the ship and signed on X: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of two crew members in the Cuauhtémoc training ship, which lost their lives in the unfortunate accident in the port of New York. Our sympathy and support go out to their families.”

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New York City officials said before Cuauhtémoc crashed into the bridge Due to a mechanical mishap And that the ship lost power.

NTSB, which had not yet established the cause, said that the investigation is ongoing because the agency is looking at areas such as the ship’s propulsion system, crew experience and training and operating policies and procedures. In the meantime Cuauhtémoc was taken to a local shipyard for repairs and examination.