What to know about the Brooklyn Bridge crash involving a Mexican Navy ship

A Mexican Navy ship struck New York's Brooklyn Bridge Saturday, killing two crew members and injuring others.The big picture: Of the 277 on board the Cuauhtémoc, 19 were injured, said Mayor Eric Adams in a social media post shared shortly after midnight Sunday.Two people, as of Adams' post, remained in critical condition and two others had died.Driving the news: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a Sunday statement that the two deceased were crew members on the Cuauhtémoc, which was on a goodwill tour heading to Iceland, according to officials. The iconic bridge sustained no damage when the ship lost power and slammed into it, Adams said.What they're saying: NYPD Special Operations Chief Wilson Aramboles said the ship had recently departed a Manhattan pier and was supposed to be heading out to sea when it drifted toward the bridge.He later pointed to "some mechanical issues" that likely preceded the crash, but officials emphasized that the information was preliminary.The New York City Fire Department was alerted that the crash had occurred around 8:20pm ET Saturday, the department said in a statement.The masts, where a "couple of sailors" were positioned, struck the bridge, Wilson said at a press briefing. Those sailors were injured.The Mexican Navy said in a statement shared on X that the crash will prevent the training ship's cruise for the time being.The steel-hulled three-masted barque is nearly 300 feet long with almost 160-foot-tall masts.No one on the bridge, which is now open, was reported injured, according to the Associated Press.Catch up quick: Eyewitness video shared by ABC News showed the moment the ship, apparently moving backward, struck the bridge and continued to float down the East River. Video of the moment captured traffic on the bridge as the masts snapped against it.Go deeper: Misinformation runs rampant after Baltimore bridge collapse

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