The Mexican navy ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, killing two crew members and injuring 19, was moving backwards at an increased speed before the collision, officials said.

2 dead, 19 hurt when Mexican tall ship hits Brooklyn Bridge 02:32. Two people died and more than a dozen were hurt when a Mexican navy training ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in New York ...

A Mexican Navy tall ship called the Armada de la República Mexicana (ARM) Cuauhtémoc struck the Brooklyn Bridge at about 8:24 p.m. EST Saturday, May 17 killing two sailors and injuring over a ...

At least two people were killed and about 20 injured when a Mexican Navy training ship on a global goodwill tour struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Saturday night, officials said.

The ship, named the Cuauhtemoc, was passing through New York on a global goodwill tour when it hit the bridge and snapped its three masts. There were 277 people on board.

The Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy ship, crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on May 17. Get updates on the collision.

Then, its three masts struck the bridge’s span and snapped, one by one, as the ship kept moving. Advertisement Videos showed heavy traffic on the span at the time of the 8:20 p.m. collision.

Many crew members on the Mexican navy tall ship that suffered a deadly collision with the Brooklyn Bridge have flown home from New York. The Mexican navy says seven officers and 172 cadets who ...

The Mexican navy training ship that hit the Brooklyn Bridge sits moored in Lower Manhattan on May 18, 2025 in New York City. (ANA FERNANDEZ/AFP via Getty Images) ...