Mexican navy training ship hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge – as mayor says at least 19 injured

At least 19 people were injured after a Mexican navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge during a promotional tour in New York, according to mayor Eric Adams.

The Mexican navy said in a post on X that the Cuauhtemoc, an academy training vessel, was damaged in the collision, which has prevented it from continuing its voyage.

Eyewitness video posted online showed the mast of the ship, which was flying a large Mexican flag, scraping the underside of the bridge.

The vessel then drifted toward the edge of the river as onlookers scrambled away from shore.

The Mexican navy said the status of personnel and material was under review by naval and local authorities, which were providing assistance.

Mr Adams said at a press conference that 19 people were injured, with four of those seriously injured.

He added that a “unified effort” is underway to “make sure that we look after all of those who were on the ship”.

Authorities said that all of the injuries took place on the Cuauhtemoc.

Eyewitnesses also told the Associated Press that they saw two people removed from the ship on stretchers onto smaller boats.

The Cuauhtemoc is about 297ft long and 40ft wide, according to the Mexican navy. It sailed for the first time in 1982.

Each year, it sets out at the end of classes at the naval military school to finish cadets’ training.

It left the Mexican port of Acapulco, on the Pacific coast, on 6 April with 277 people onboard, the navy said at the time.

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