Navy ship crashes at Brooklyn Bridge, kills two people, injures others

A Mexican Navy training ship crashed on New York’s Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night. Fox Videos circulating on social media reportedly show the mast of the naval vessel colliding with the bridge. The incident later prompted officials to launch a search and rescue mission.

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On Saturday, May 17, the 150-foot Mexican Navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge during a goodwill tour around 8:30 p.m. According to NBC New York The ship, Cuauhtémoc, docked at South Street Seaport earlier in the week, offering public tours before heading to Iceland. The collision cut off the ship’s three high-rise masts upon impact and reportedly sent crew members hanging in the air.

in ABC New York, the Mexican Navy issued a statement to update the number of casualties to 22 crew members with 11 in critical condition and nine stable. Moreover, two people later died of their injuries. Saturday night, New York Mayor Eric Adams confirmed X (Formerly Twitter) that the naval ship had 277 people on board.

More details on the crash of a Navy ship on the Brooklyn Bridge

after the collision, C He says the ship’s captain told investigators he lost direction after the rudder failed and the river stream pulled the ship into the bridge. “They had some kind of mechanical problem, they lost power, so without being able to use the rudder, they couldn’t steer,” Investigators told CNN.

Early Sunday morning, Mayor Adams returned to X, offering prayers for those injured in the accident and thanking the first responders for their quick action. He also confirmed that the Brooklyn Bridge suffered no damage from the accident.

“We pray for everyone on board and their families and are grateful to the first responders who quickly jumped into action, ensuring this incident wasn’t much worse. After the initial inspection, we can confirm that the bridge has not suffered any damage and is now open to the public.”

We pray for everyone on board and their families and are grateful to the first responders who quickly jumped into action, ensuring this incident wasn’t much worse.

After the initial inspection, we can confirm that the bridge has not suffered any damage and is now open to…

– Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) May 18, 2025

Social Media Reacts

After news of the Navy ship crash spread, social media users flooded Comments section in Red Buzz With condolences. See some of their reactions below.

Instagram user @Books by sandycheeks.2012, “I am very glad that the bridge did not collapse! This could have been a great tragedy 🙏🏼. Rip 😢”

Instagram user @Written by realestategal, “🙏🏽🙏🏽 God bless the passengers and crew members between this ship. Just a sad situation along the way.”

While Instagram user @iam_branmarie wrote, “There is something wrong with this SMH and rest peacefully for those who have lost their lives 🙏🏾”

Then @Instagram userkgood1218 wrote, “What happens with these ships and bridges … It’s sad and scary too.”

Another user on Instagram @Hagienpson wrote, “It is sad that two people have lost their lives. It wasn’t really that bad. But it is clear that pieces of debris fell. Horrible😢 ”

Instagram user @helen_santana_homes wrote, “Very tragic. May he rest in peace 🙏🏼.”

While Instagram user @Written by theplayboibarbieee, “Something is not right… Things that have been moving smoothly forever, and we don’t even hear about them, it’s strange that they have all sorts of different contradictions (every week is close).”

Finally, @Instagram userBooks mi.va_, “That’s heartbreaking 🥺.”

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