Disaster Multiple people injured after Mexican navy tall ship slams into Brooklyn Bridge in horrifying scene

By Anna Young, Larry Celona and Joe Marino
Published May 17, 2025, 9:09 p.m. ET

A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left multiple crew members seriously injured, according to fire officials and sources.

A search and rescue operation was underway to pull people out of the water after one of the towering 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc — which has a crew of 277 — collided with the bridge’s road deck just before 9 p.m., sources told The Post.



The Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc hitting the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening. Obtained by NY Post


Crew seen hanging from the mast after the boat hit the bridge. Paul Martinka


The mast of the Cuauhtémoc seen snapped in half. Citizen

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About 200 people were on board when the ship hit the bridge. Citizen


A search and rescue mission was launched after the crash. Citizen

Three people are in critical condition, with about a dozen others seriously injured, sources said.

Harrowing footage from the scene showed the high mast slamming the deck of the bridge and crashing dozens of feet below the deck. Other masts then appeared to go down after it.


Several crew members were injured in the crash. Paul Martinka


Police boats at the scene of the collision. Citizen


Spectators watching the search and rescue mission following the terrifying crash. Citizen

Terrified onlookers standing under the bridge on the Brooklyn side could be seen bolting from the scene as the vessel headed for the park.

“She’s about to crash,” one startled witness could be heard saying in the footage.

“Oh s–t!”

Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with those in critical condition being taken to a nearby hospital for additional treatment.


The ARM Cuauhtémoc seen docked at the South Street Seaport on May 13, 2025. James Keivom


Cadets on the deck of the Cuauhtémoc during its trip from Staten Island to Pier 17 on May 13, 2025. James Keivom


Cadets standing on the mast of the boat on May 13. James Keivom


The Cuauhtémoc seen near the Brooklyn Bridge days before the crash. James Keivom

The vessel, built in Spain in 1982, had been in the city as part of a promotion for next year’s Sail4th tall ship event, which celebrates America’s 250th birthday.

It is expected to be one of 30 Class A International Tall Ships that will parade through the Harbor on July 4, 2026.

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[Point and Laugh]

Now I want to replay AC Black Flag.

 

[Snekposter]

Do you not recall the proud history of the Mexican navy during the Age of Sail? The dread pirate Tamale Mal? The brave privateer Hecho En Juarez? The explorer Chinga Tu Madre?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Campeche

Funnily enough reality is even more ludicrous than that. I think they're the only guys to have steam ships get outmaneuvered by sailing ships out on the open seas.

One of those steam ships was the iron-hulled Guadalupe, freshly arrived from the UK dockyards complete with an English captain and English men as part of the crew, and one of the most modern ships in the world at the time.

Seems like they were more obsessed with looking pretty than actually sailing properly.

That's Mexicans for you: all appearance, no performance.

Not sure if has been mentioned yet, but the reason all NYC bridges are a specific height is due to the largest ship at the time, the Dreadnought type. I'm wondering if this ship was built after, or altered to have taller masts. Regardless, its the same as driving a U haul through a bridge, you have to be careful not to fuck it up

You've got it backwards: the Brooklyn Bridge put a strict limit on how tall we could make our ships, and even then transit was only possible at low tide.

 

[3-2-1836]

It may not have been under power when it hit. There is a strong current there when the tide is changing.
iirc the current flows to long island sound (and the bridge) when the tide is coming in. Its really fucking strong, like 5 knots in some parts.

They may have backed out of Pier 17 then couldnt get forward gear or the engine was just to weak to overcome the current in time after backing out.
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The beaners should have waited until the tide was right for leaving.. Just like you had to do in the age of sail.

The ship is 147 feet tall, The Brooklyn Bridge's vertical clearance at high tide is 127 ft with a tidal range of only 5 feet, it gives an maximum clearance of 132 ft at low tide.

They were never going to clear the bridge.

The clearance at the towers where they passed under it is even less, only 110 feet.

 

[Snekposter]

The ship is 147 feet tall, The Brooklyn Bridge's vertical clearance at high tide is 127 ft with a tidal range of only 5 feet, it gives an maximum clearance of 132 ft at low tide.

They were never going to clear the bridge.

Shame you can't fix stupid, not even with a giant light up sign telling you you won't fit.

 

[Corpun]

Shame about the ship, she looks lovely and I wouldn't be shocked if the Mexican Navy just decides to scrap her instead of do relatively minor repairs. Clearly when Mexicans go sailing, they don't sail their best.

 

[Jump]

The ship is 147 feet tall, The Brooklyn Bridge's vertical clearance at high tide is 127 ft with a tidal range of only 5 feet, it gives an maximum clearance of 132 ft at low tide.

They were never going to clear the bridge.

The clearance at the towers where they passed under it is even less, only 110 feet.

Ya no shit.
They where not trying to go east in to LI sound. They where trying to go west in to the bay and then out to he Atlantic. They likely left at 8:30pm so they could get some glamor shots sailing motoring past everyone on Saturday night. And maybe past the statue of liberty too. They had the ship all lit up and their dancers on the masts. The show was more important then safety.

If they where a real sailing ship back in the day, they would have looked at the tide chart and set off after midnight when they current would be reversed, carrying them out to the Atlantic away from the bridge.

I think its clear they had no control of the ship and they went ass first under the bridge. I think the only question now is if they lost power or if they where completely retarded and set off with not enough power to counter the strong tidal current once they pushed off Pier 17.

Shame you can't fix stupid, not even with a giant light up sign telling you you won't fit.

Their intention was to NOT go east towards the bridge. They where heading west, out the Atlantic and then off to Iceland.
If they didn't hit the Brooklyn they would have just hit the next one, or the next. Every bridge on the east river is in the 130s, the beaner ship is..err..WAS at 147'.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

Here’s another shot of the unexpected Cirque Du Soleil show.

 

[Breadbassket]

Here’s another shot of the unexpected Cirque Du Soleil show.
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Sucks to be these guys in particular.



Surprised none of them tried to climb down prior to the collision or maybe they did and it wasn't caught on video.

 

[indomitable snowman]

Here’s another shot of the unexpected Cirque Du Soleil show.
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You can see what looks like 2 people fall completely. These are probably the guys that died.
Seen at 9 Seconds and at 14 seconds.

Sucks to be these guys in particular.

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Surprised none of them tried to climb down prior to the collision or maybe they did and it wasn't caught on video.

The far right guy is the one that fell first it looks like

 

[Nobunaga]

I mean, I would imagine so. Bridges are only meant to carry passenger cars, so seeing a boat on a bridge would raise quite the eyebrow.

Give him a break, blacks are used to their retarded race brothers driving dodge challengers on the bridges.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

I could have sworn I saw a video of a big ship being transported by land over a bridge. Some European city with super tight clearances, the mega trailer had to keep doing 5000 turns and reverses to get it through the streets. Maybe it was a blade for a wind turbine though.

 

[BradeRunna]

There's also the coast guard training ship Eagle that was previously the Horst Wessel in the Kriegsmarine
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It's kind of stupid to keep those old ships around to train people in outdated shit that won't ever be used again.

 

[Disgruntled Pupper]

Imagine telling New Yorkers on 9/11 years later the US goverment is going to dump several million retarded Muslims on them. Is anyone White in that video???

One of my most unpleasant memories was when I went to the 9/11 museum/memorial in 2008 on my grand tour of the east coast. Whole place was packed with pedophile worshippers. Here I am brought to tears by a child's trauma therapy picture drawing of the Twin Towers exploding into hearts that fly to heaven, and some sandnigger bitch with her filthy head rag and two screaming brats is jabbering loudy next to me. It was 100% a jihadie victory tour for those people. The Jew Yorkers didn't seem bothered by it though, they were more interested in giving fellow American tourist wrong directions on purpose.

 

[Basement Dwelling Dork]

It's kind of stupid to keep those old ships around to train people in outdated shit that won't ever be used again.

Erm ackshully they keep these ships to teach people the value of team work and naval skills to work with instead of relying on eletronics yada yada.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

Erm ackshully they keep these ships to teach people the value of team work and naval skills to work with instead of relying on eletronics yada yada.

Bro doesn’t know the value of teamwork outside synchronized circlejerking.

 

[ZipDisk]

boomer business owner who's only concern is whew big line go up forever.

It's 1/4 actually. Line go up for quarter, then raid the shit out of your own company. Thanks, GE!

shitty accordion music

Ah, northern mexicans. May their cousins shoot them in a drunken rage so the music stops. The party doesn't stop until someone brandishes. Then they all run.

Surprised none of them tried to climb down

They're harnessed. They probably have less ability to climb down than if they were free standing. They're essentially in baby harnesses swaying on a broken mast. That's terrifying.

You may think you hate Mexicans enough. You don't.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

Ya no shit.
They where not trying to go east in to LI sound. They where trying to go west in to the bay and then out to he Atlantic. They likely left at 8:30pm so they could get some glamor shots sailing motoring past everyone on Saturday night. And maybe past the statue of liberty too. They had the ship all lit up and their dancers on the masts. The show was more important then safety.

If they where a real sailing ship back in the day, they would have looked at the tide chart and set off after midnight when they current would be reversed, carrying them out to the Atlantic away from the bridge.

I think its clear they had no control of the ship and they went ass first under the bridge. I think the only question now is if they lost power or if they where completely retarded and set off with not enough power to counter the strong tidal current once they pushed off Pier 17.


Their intention was to NOT go east towards the bridge. They where heading west, out the Atlantic and then off to Iceland.
If they didn't hit the Brooklyn they would have just hit the next one, or the next. Every bridge on the east river is in the 130s, the beaner ship is..err..WAS at 147'.

The Atlantic proper is east of Manhattan and the East River (where the Brooklyn Bridge is). Accounting for Manhattan's orientation, they had to travel SW to reach the Atlantic then swing SE then East. The only bridge south of the Brooklyn Bridge is the Verrazzano-Narrows, with a clearance of 228 at mean high water. Htf you think they got to where they were?

 

[WelperHelper99]

As a certified ship nerd, this is sad. Depending on the damage, the ship is getting scrapped. The bridge will be fine lol. Wood hull vs concrete/steel. There's only one winner in that fight.

 

[nigel p poppycock]

And like clockwork...it's Trump's fault.
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer has called for an investigation into the role he claims Donald Trump's administration may have played in the Brooklyn Bridge crash.

A Mexican Navy ship with a crew of 277 on board smashed into the iconic New York City structure around 9pm Saturday. Two unidentified crew members were killedafter falling from the masts to the ship's deck.

Democrat Senator Schumer questioned whether cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), contributed to the crash.

I ain't reading the rest of that nonsense so if someone wants to tl;dr it go ahead.

 

[BradeRunna]

Bro doesn’t know the value of teamwork outside synchronized circlejerking.

Sitting around thinking about dudes touching their dicks is totally not gay or anything.

Cock holster.