Officials reveal the reason for the ship crushing into Brooklyn Bridge and injures 19 people

Officials have revealed what got a large ship to Crash in Brooklyn Bridge During the weekend.

Under one press conference After the incident on Saturday, May 17, New York City mayor Eric Adams Said Cuauhtémoc, a training ship used for the Mexican Navy, crashed into the landmark due to a mechanical mishap.

“The pilot dropped the power of the ship,” he said about the ship, which took off from the nearby pier 17 shortly before. Chief Wilson Aramboles from the New York Police Department (NYPD )’s special operation department stated that the ship was on its way to Iceland.

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez also said during the press conference that the head of the bridge department was in Brooklyn, and a preliminary assessment found no signs of major injuries.

Adams added that 277 people were overall on board at the crash, and 19 of them were injured, four seriously. No one fell into the water per officials.

Just before 21.00 local time on May 17, the Cuauhtémoc ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, which was given a search and rescue operation.

Soon after, the Mexican Navy confirmed the event in a statement about xWriting: “During the sailing maneuver of the CuauhTémoc -Sailboat in New York, a mishap with the Brooklyn Bridge occurred, causing damage to the training vessel and prevented the continuation of the training cruise at the moment.”

“The status of personnel and equipment is reviewed by maritime and local authorities, which provide support,” the organization added. “The Navy confirms its commitment to personnel safety, openness in its operations and excellent training for future officers in the Mexican Navy.”

Eyewitness Videos From the crash shared on social media shows that the ship’s large master collides with the bridge and spectators who react surprisingly. Section of the upper half of the ship broke apart at the impact. People who had been standing along the masts could be seen hanging from the broken structures after the collision.

Later on May 17, Manhattan Borough’s President Mark D. Levine divided into a post the X That NYPD divers had left the water and the injured had been transported to local hospitals.

“DOT (Department of Transport) is currently on the bridge to assess potential structural damage. Will not have to close the bridge. The investigation is ongoing,” he added.

An official of the New York Fire Department (FDNY) told New York Times that everyone is believed to have been reported.

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According to NBC New YorkCuauhtémoc arrived at NYC earlier this week, docked at Pier 17 in the South Street Seaport Museum and had been open for tours over the weekend.

The ship was built in 1981 at Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao, Spain, according to The museum’s website.