https://www.foxnews.com/us/mas...-crash-caught-camera

By Alexandra Koch | Fox News
Published May 17, 2025 10:20pm EDT





The 150-foot-tall Mexican Navy training ship, Cuauhtémoc, struck the bottom side of the roadbed portion of the Brooklyn Bridge, officials with the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News.

Flags and debris from the ship plummeted into the water below, as the vessel rocked back and forth, pushing its way under the landmark.

All 250 occupants onboard have been accounted for, according to the New York Fire Department (FDNY).

The ship appeared to have veered to the side after passing under the bridge, nearly crashing into a nearby pier before coming to a stop.

The NYPD Harbor Unit is on scene aiding with rescue operations.



There is no visible damage to the bridge, according to the NYPD. "I’m praying for everyone who was on this ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge this evening," New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a post on X. "New Yorkers should follow local guidance while our first responders do their jobs."

I recall reading a story on the battleships built in the Brooklyn Naval Yard. The mast was laid down on the battleship and erected after the vessel went under the bridges for this reason.

The tequila was flowing freely would be my guess.

Somebody screwed up. They didn’t underestimate clearance by inches. That is like 10-20+ feet


https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1923910988941689302

https://x.com/AlecLace/status/1923916769325965343



Watch the first video closely (PASig’s post, in full-screen) and you can see one person fall off, presumably into the water.

The boat appears to have been moving backwards into the bridge. I don't think the crew would be sailing it backwards. Maybe it had been anchored and the anchor came lose?

The NY Post is reporting that it lost power and drifted into the bridge.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
The NY Post is reporting that it lost power and drifted into the bridge.

What did the wind die?

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Originally posted by vthoky:
https://x.com/AlecLace/status/1923916769325965343...

Why were they up there?

Pinata!

Looks like the ship was named Sinko De Mayo.

It needed a mastecomy to go under that bridge.

Kinda like the semi-truck load hitting the overpass. This all should be covered in boating 101.

I think somebody needs a drug test.

Gulf Of America it is then.

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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
Looks like the ship was named Sinko De Mayo

I shouldn’t be laughing… but I am. Does that make me a bad person?

Ashore the crew met a guy who offered them a helluva deal on a bridge, so they were just loading it onboard.

Don’t they have anchors and line on their boats?

If they lost power and were drifting, that’s what I’d be running for.. I’m curious to hear what happened on board prior to the impact, how long they were adrift, radio calls, etc

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Originally posted by mttaylor1066:

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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
Looks like the ship was named Sinko De Mayo

I shouldn’t be laughing… but I am. Does that make me a bad person?

If it does then you’re in good company!

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Mexican Navy training ship

Well, I bet they learned something.

Now reporting two dead.