Mexican Navy Tall Ship Cuauhtémoc Strikes the Brooklyn Bridge
Mexican NavyCONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCEStated as firm by the NTSB (ntsb.gov[1], DCA25MM039): "On May 17, 2025, at 2024 eastern daylight time, the ARM Cuauhtémoc BE 01 ... struck the Brooklyn Bridge"; "Starting at 2024:42, the upper sections of all three masts ... contacted the underside" (20:24 EDT = 00:24Z on 18 May).
Backing out from Pier 17 with 277 people aboard, the Mexican Navy training ship drifted astern into the Brooklyn Bridge, breaking the tops of all three masts; two cadets were killed and at least 19 people injured.
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