Two sailors from the Mexican navy were killed and another 11 critically hurt when a sailing ship taking part in a promotional tour in New York City collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said.
The crash happened on Saturday night when the Cuauhtémoc – an academy training vessel with 277 people onboard which shares a name with the last Aztec ruler – lost power and struck the bridge. Eyewitness videos showed dozens of sailors in ceremonial uniforms spread across yardarms shortly before the collision, which snapped the Cuauhtémoc’s three masts.
