From the New York Post: The Mexican navy tall ship that smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May was inexplicably sailing backwards — and picked up speed — before the fatal collision, according to officials.
The preliminary report released Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) leaves more questions than answers on the crash that killed two crew members and left 19 other people injured, including why the docking pilot’s orders to stop the vessel didn’t have any effect.
A tugboat was trying to assist the doomed Cuauhtémoc, which had hundreds of Mexican naval cadets on board, when the crew seemingly lost control of the vessel.
The report explains that the 147-foot ship was headed toward the Brooklyn waterfront to refuel before sailing for Iceland when it crashed into the bridge, causing over $500,000 damage to the vessel.
NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the May 17 contact of a Mexican Navy tall ship with the Brooklyn Bridge: https://t.co/pOUv7uyg4W pic.twitter.com/bayxdVPlCA
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 30, 2025
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