Mexican Navy Ship Crashes into Brooklyn Bridge: 2 Dead, 17 Injured

Mexican Navy Ship Collides with Brooklyn Bridge: Two Dead, Seventeen Injured A Mexican Navy training ship, the Cuauhtémoc, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday, May 18, 2025, resulting in two deaths and seventeen injuries. The incident occurred around 8:30 PM after the ship reportedly lost power. "Dozens of sailors were seen clinging to the masts as the ship went out of control," stated a witness near the scene. The impact caused significant damage to the ship's masts, which were 45 meters tall. The injured were transported to Bellevue Hospital for treatment. The Cuauhtémoc, which was carrying 277 people, had been on a goodwill visit to New York City. By Sunday morning, the damaged vessel was moved to Pier 36 in the Lower East Side, where it remains under the watch of the NYPD and port authority. The incident serves as a somber reminder of the potential dangers of maritime navigation, even in well-traveled waterways.