Brooklyn Bridge ship crash: New details from NTSB
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on the deadly ship crash into the Brooklyn Bridge.
Two people were killed after a Mexican navy ship crashed into the bridge. Video showed the large sailboat, with three towering masts and a waving Mexican flag, plowing into the bridge.
The Cuauhtémoc, a training vessel with a 147-foot mast, was scheduled to visit 22 ports in 15 nations over 254 days – 170 of them at sea. It had been in New York since May 13 and had welcomed visitors for several days. Officials said the boat was stopping in New York but headed to Iceland.
According to officials, the sailboat – with 277 passengers on board – left Pier 17 on Saturday around 8:20 p.m., just minutes before it crashed into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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