The training ship was blurrily seen lit-up in the background ... The ship itself was moving in the 'wrong direction' when it slammed into the bridge, a senior city official close to the investigation revealed.
Ship was on a goodwill tour ...Seconds later, as the ship continued drifting in the wrong direction, the tugboat tried to overtake the vessel but arrived too late to wedge itself between the fast-moving ship and the Brooklyn riverbank.
Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing at least 2. At least two sailors are dead and over a dozen were injured after a Mexican Navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, according to authorities ...Ship was heading the wrong direction.
Some spectators watching on land believed the ship might slam directly into the shoreline ... The ship was backing out from Pier 17 when the crash occurred and appeared to have lost power, according to MayorEric Adams.
NEW YORK — A Mexican navy sailing ship on a goodwill tour drifted directly into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, smashing its masts and rigging and killing two crew members.
"This is the Mexican Navy training ship fyi just so you understand why the Mexican flag is there ... A senior city official familiar with the inquiry told CNN that the ship was traveling in the wrong direction at the time of the incident.
Two unidentified crew members were killed after falling from the masts to the ship's deck ... The ship itself was moving in the 'wrong direction' when it slammed into the bridge, a senior city official close to the investigation claimed.
Seconds later, as the ship continued drifting in the wrong direction, the tugboat tried to overtake the vessel but arrived too late to wedge itself between the fast-moving ship and the Brooklyn riverbank.
Seconds later, as the ship continued drifting in the wrong direction, the tugboat tried to overtake the vessel but arrived too late to wedge itself between the fast-moving ship and the Brooklyn riverbank.
Ed Enos makes his living as a harbor pilot in Hawaii, clambering aboard arriving ships in the predawn hours and guiding them into port ...Cruise ship, freighter and tanker pilots like Enos, as well as the U.S.
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