The Mexican navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night apparently lost power shortly before the collision, the NYPD said.
The hulking Cuauhtémoc, which holds a crew of 277 largely made up of cadets, appeared to lose control as it went backwards into the bridge and slammed its towering masts into the roadbed at about 8:30 p.m.
Two sailors were on top of one of the 147-foot masts when it struck the bridge. Two people were killed and 17 injured, including four critically, according to fire officials and sources.
The Mexican Navy's tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc, a 1982 Spanish-built barque with 277 crew members, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City just before 9 PM.
One of the ship’s 150-foot masts struck the bridge, snapping and triggering a large-scale search… pic.twitter.com/LAJAIy7e5C
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