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Posted on 05/18/2025 6:52:02 AM PDT by Morgana
Mexican sailors were seen dangling from a navy training vessel's main mast moments after the ship smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
The sailors had been standing atop the Cuauhtémoc's 150-foot masts in the lead up to the ship striking the iconic structure on Saturday as part of a traditional greeting.
The massive Navy vessel, reportedly carrying nearly 300 passengers, hit the iconic New York City bridge, triggering a colossal rescue response and leaving two dead and dozens more severely injured.
In multiple eyewitness videos, the towering masts are seen snapping and partially collapsing as they crash into the bridge's deck. Sailors perched high above are thrown into chaos, with some seen clinging to the shattered beams high up in the air.
Bystanders Sydney Neidell and Lily Katz told the Associated Press they were sitting outside watching the sunset when they saw the vessel strike the bridge and one of its masts snap.
Looking closer, they said they noticed someone hanging from high on the ship.
'We saw someone dangling, and I couldn't tell if it was just blurry or my eyes, and we were able to zoom in on our phone and there was someone dangling from the harness from the top for like at least like 15 minutes before they were able to rescue them,' Katz said.
They reported seeing two people taken off the ship on stretchers and transferred to smaller boats.
The Navy personnel had been standing on the masts of the Mexican Navy ship as part of a ceremonial greeting and show of respect upon entering a port.
This tradition, known as 'manning the yards,' is a longstanding maritime custom practiced worldwide.
The sailors aboard the Cuauhtémoc appeared to have been engaged in this time-honored ritual during the harrowing crash.
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While the headline is spectacular, the story is just more Mexicans coming to the U.S. for free healthcare. Hopefully, they don’t father any anchor babies before they depart.
That has nothing to do with this.
Free healthcare? How about the damage to our freaking bridge? Is no one going to bill Mexico for that?
Looks like the bridge won.
They are here for a port visit.
The ship is a training vessel and was to take part in next year’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Two people are dead and families are grieving.
“Looks like the bridge won.”
So far yes but engineers will still have to check it for hidden damage. We won’t know this overnight but if any damage is found will Mexico pay for it?
Why are we seeing so many ship collisions in this age of global positioning technology and sophisticated radar?
We don’ need no stinkin bridges.
Their Captain can’t sail worth shit! I’d rather sail with the Captain of the Exxon Valdez, he may be blind stinking drunk be he can see a freaking bridge.
Tijuana headlines: “American Bridge Attacks Mexican Ship!”
Best video so far
At least 34 injured, some critical, after Mexican Navy ship hits the Brooklyn Bridge
https://rumble.com/v6tiw7j-at-least-34-injured-some-critical-after-mexican-navy-ship-hits-the-brooklyn.html
Another wider angle video
Ship collides with the Brooklyn Bridge
https://rumble.com/v6titix-ship-collides-with-the-brooklyn-bridge.html
Training vessel, eh? They need to train on safety, engine maintenance, navigation, and skip some of that dog-and-pony stand-on-the-yardarms stuff.
Because folks rely more and more on their fallible, hackable gizmos and gadgets rather than stand watches, alert and ready, observing their surroundings using their Mark 1 Eyeballs.
ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN... headline: "Trump Attacks Mexico".
Did not they have a pilot to guide them into the harbor?
I wish next time they’d bring an adobe dinghy and leave the huge flag home. Those damn bridges are expensive.
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