Ship carrying 200 people hits the Brooklyn Bridge as search and rescue operation underway

[Social Media]

 

A Mexican navy tall sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night – and a search and rescue operation is underway to pull people out of the murky waters, according to fire officials and sources.

live from #newyork a ship without a captain 👀 #brooklynbridge . Fortunately I don't think anyone was injured pic.twitter.com/3fQPNrQNy0

— Trystan (@TrystanNFT) May 18, 2025

 

The one of the towering 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc — which was carrying about 200 people on board — collided with the bridge before 9 p.m., sources told The Post.

 

Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and those in critical condition will be taken to the hospital for additional treatment.

Sources said two people are in critical condition, with others wounded.

 

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[impulse]

I wonder what Trump did wrong this time? 

 

I'm sure we'll soon find out.

[impulse]

Fascinating videos on YouTube showing that the ship was being escorted by a tug, and was going into the bank at about the same time as it hit the bridge.

 

Here's an admittedly crappy screenshot.  It's worth a search on YT.  Lots of videos from different angles.

 

[stevenl]

48 minutes ago, impulse said:

I wonder what Trump did wrong this time? 

 

I'm sure we'll soon find out.

 

14 minutes ago, impulse said:

Fascinating videos on YouTube showing that the ship was being escorted by a tug, and was going into the bank at about the same time as it hit the bridge.

 

Here's an admittedly crappy screenshot.  It's worth a search on YT.  Lots of videos from different angles.

 

No worries, the administration will claim the tugboat was crewed by DEI hires from biden.

[hotsun]

12 minutes ago, stevenl said:

 

No worries, the administration will claim the tugboat was crewed by DEI hires from biden.

To be expected in california and new york

[KhunLA]

Oops ... well that should have never happened.   What's with the 'search & rescue' ?  Did a few cadets jump overboard to avoid falling debris ?

 

Since sailors, one would expect they know how to swim.

 

147 foot mast, usually doesn't fit under a 127 foot 'low tide' clearance of the Brooklyn bridge 

 

 

[Yagoda]

Guess if we have to do a few Spec Ops raids from the sea on the cartels, the Mexican Navy wont be much trouble.

[NickyLouie]

CNN is reporting Nancy Pelosi was piloting that ship after sucking down a few Long Island iced tea's.

 

 

 

 

 

  

[John Drake]

Why was it going backwards?

[unblocktheplanet]

They all were illegal immigrants. ICE would have got them anyway!

[metisdead]

A troll post of a racist nature has been removed. 

[MicroB]

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

147 foot mast, usually doesn't fit under a 127 foot 'low tide' clearance of the Brooklyn bridge 

 

 

The ship was not planning to transect the bridge. Mayor Adams indicated that the vessal had lost power. There was a combination of the tide plus a strong westerly wind at the time. Some indication of mechanical failure.

 

Not the first time the bridge was struck by a sailing vessel

 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-perry-setzer-hits-brook/128599772/?locale=en-GB

 

 

2 people died in a tragic accident. I hope those who seek to make fun of this are banned,

[Tug]

10 hours ago, impulse said:

I wonder what Trump did wrong this time? 

 

I'm sure we'll soon find out.

Talk about obsessed…anyway on topic.Im allways devastated when I see a tall ship damaged or lost it affects me deeply perhaps it’s because I was raised on a schooner and spent my first 12 years as a live aboard.obviously she lost power and was swept under the bridge.what troubles me as to why the captain didn’t order the crew out of the rigging…..that’s going to take some explaining.sad and my condolences to the family of the lost crewmen and the injured.

[MicroB]

2 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

They all were illegal immigrants. ICE would have got them anyway!

 

A scurrilous and outrageous remark, that I hope would be replaced by a forthright apology.

 

The crew are members of the Mexican Navy, part of a planned goodwill visit to the United States. A poor attempt at mocking people who died.

[dinsdale]

13 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Oops ... well that should have never happened.   What's with the 'search & rescue' ?  Did a few cadets jump overboard to avoid falling debris ?

 

Since sailors, one would expect they know how to swim.

 

147 foot mast, usually doesn't fit under a 127 foot 'low tide' clearance of the Brooklyn bridge 

 

 

Wow! Such ignorance. 

Watch this and learn something.

 

[KhunLA]

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Wow! Such ignorance. 

Watch this and learn something.

 

I posted 19 hours ago, and at the time, that was the only info available, 'ship hit bridge', not other info, 'power failure' & etc.   Any vids I noticed, simply showed the accident with no real info.

 

Unavailable information, is not ignorance.  Same as the lack of info in the OP.  What ever makes you feel better.

 

Have a nice day.

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

I posted 19 hours ago, and at the time, that was the only info available, 'ship hit bridge', not other info, 'power failure' & etc.   Any vids I noticed, simply showed the accident with no real info.

 

Unavailable information, is not ignorance.  Same as the lack of info in the OP.  What ever makes you feel better.

 

Have a nice day.

Even in the 1st vids out it was obvious the ship was heading stern first into the bridge so there must have been a propulsion problem.

[JohnOFphon]

Drop the da  mned anchors!!! 

[Jim Blue]

Someone wanted to stop the sale !

[Gobbler]

22 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

A Mexican navy tall sailing ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night – and a search and rescue operation is underway to pull people out of the murky waters, according to fire officials and sources.

 

The one of the towering 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc — which was carrying about 200 people on board — collided with the bridge before 9 p.m., sources told The Post.

 

Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and those in critical condition will be taken to the hospital for additional treatment.

Sources said two people are in critical condition, with others wounded.

 

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How interesting that this article doesn't account for the ship going backwards into the bridge. Nah, don't get excited over facts. 

 

[nauseus]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Even in the 1st vids out it was obvious the ship was heading stern first into the bridge so there must have been a propulsion problem.

 

Looks like the M/E was stuck in reverse.

[SAFETY FIRST]

13 hours ago, Tug said:

I was raised on a schooner

Oh, is that where your user name came from? 

 

Tug, is your last name boat? 

 

[Tug]

1 hour ago, JohnOFphon said:

Drop the da  mned anchors!!! 

In a channel adjacent to a big city there’s cables and pipelines crossing if you drag your anchor and damage one you’d be in deep kimchi in hindsight im sure he wished he did.perhaps he thought that tug was going to get a line up in time…sad 

1 hour ago, Gobbler said:

How interesting that this article doesn't account for the ship going backwards into the bridge. Nah, don't get excited over facts. 

 

She was adrift on the current flying that huge flag off her stern most likely the wind mader her head up…sad

[Tug]

7 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Oh, is that where your user name come from? 

 

Tug, is your last name boat? 

 

No when I became to old to dive commercially  I just switched over to running boats full time,it’s a nickname I earned.

[Gobbler]

24 minutes ago, Tug said:

In a channel adjacent to a big city there’s cables and pipelines crossing if you drag your anchor and damage one you’d be in deep kimchi in hindsight im sure he wished he did.perhaps he thought that tug was going to get a line up in time…sad 

She was adrift on the current flying that huge flag off her stern most likely the wind mader her head up…sad

The reporting could use an accurate timeline. 

 

 

[Tug]

3 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

The reporting could use an accurate timeline. 

 

 

I agree it would be nice to know how long she was out of control sad 😞 

[nauseus]

 

27 minutes ago, Tug said:

In a channel adjacent to a big city there’s cables and pipelines crossing if you drag your anchor and damage one you’d be in deep kimchi in hindsight im sure he wished he did.perhaps he thought that tug was going to get a line up in time…sad 

She was adrift on the current flying that huge flag off her stern most likely the wind mader her head up…sad

 

She was under power but not under control, Moving astern faster than the wind and current when she collided with the bridge,

[Patong2021]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

I posted 19 hours ago, and at the time, that was the only info available, 'ship hit bridge', not other info, 'power failure' & etc.   Any vids I noticed, simply showed the accident with no real info.

 

Unavailable information, is not ignorance.  Same as the lack of info in the OP.  What ever makes you feel better.

 

Have a nice day.

 

So the takeaway lesson is to not make conclusions and assumptions when you do not have all of the relevant facts.

[Gobbler]

16 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

The reporting could use an accurate timeline. 

 

 

 

[Tug]

16 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

 

She was under power but not under control, Moving astern faster than the wind and current when she collided with 

 

16 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

 

She was under power but not under control, Moving astern faster than the wind and current when she collided with the bridge,

I can’t find anything saying she was making way astern do you have a link?