A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling one of its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left multiple crew members seriously injured, according to fire officials and sources.
A search and rescue operation was underway to pull people out of the water after one of the towering 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc — which has a crew of 277 — collided with the bridge’s road deck just before 9 p.m., sources told The Post.
JUST IN: Search and rescue operation is underway after a ship with 200 people onboard crashes into the Brooklyn Bridge.
The 150 foot masts were seen colliding with the bridge.
The ship, the Cuauhtémoc, was built in Spain in 1982.
“Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn… pic.twitter.com/yCjdjnDSXo
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 18, 2025
Why was it in reverse?
A massive pirate ship just hit the Brooklyn Bridge pic.twitter.com/eWRvh8Ognn
— Corso (@Corso52) May 18, 2025
There were people in the masts.
People are hanging on to what’s left of the broken masts! pic.twitter.com/QuQuPOhH2a
— Cool Hand Longhorn (@mhanna88) May 18, 2025
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