Cause of deadly boat crash into Brooklyn Bridge still not known A pilot from New York was in control at the time the Mexican naval ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, officials ...

There was a somber gathering just below the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday night, as members of the New York Mexican community remembered two sailors who died in last weekend's ship crash.

A crowd of people who had gathered on the Brooklyn side of the bridge to watch the ship screamed and ran for safety. “At 8:27, the vessel came to a stop and at 8:30, both NYPD and FDNY assests ...

By the time the bridge was complete, steam ships were transporting the lion's share of goods, and high-masted ships were waning in importance, said Richard Haw, professor of interdisciplinary ...

The Brooklyn Bridge escaped major damage but at least 19 of the ship's 277 sailors needed medical treatment and two were killed, according to officials.

And then it picked up speed, still traveling stern-first, before its masts slammed into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge. The crash on May 17 killed two crew members and injured 19 people.

United States Coast Guardsmen arrive at Pier 35, Sunday, May 18, 2025 in New York, where the Cuauhtémoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship that collided with the Brooklyn Bridge the night ...

The Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883. It's been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World," and on Friday the Brooklyn Bridge turns 136 years old. The Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883.