Authorities in New York are investigating the positioning the place a Mexican crusing ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge for clues about how the deadly collision occurred.
Two folks on board had been killed and at the very least 19 others had been injured when the Mexican Navy coaching ship crashed into the bridge on Saturday night time.
Police stated early investigations confirmed the ship had misplaced energy earlier than the collision. Video confirmed the ship’s three tall masts crumbling as horrified onlookers watched from the shore.
It isn’t clear how the vessel got here to strategy the bridge, which authorities confirmed was not broken by the strike. It had reopened to visitors late on Saturday.
Police stated the Cuauhtémoc ship had a 48.2m (158ft) mast top whereas the bridge had a 41.1m (135ft) clearance at its centre, in accordance with the New York transport division’s web site.
Responders had been in a position to take away at the very least 27 folks from the ship for remedy, whereas all 277 personnel on the ship had been accounted for, stated New York fireplace authorities.
The ship misplaced all three masts and has been moved to a close-by pier for investigation.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated it was sending a staff to to help the US Coast Guard within the investigation, which is being coordinated between the US and Mexico governments.
Mexico’s Navy Secretary Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles stated in an announcement the outcomes of any investigation could be adopted with “whole transparency and accountability”.
The Cuauhtémoc left Acapulco, Mexico, on 6 April on a tour that included stops in New York and Aberdeen, Scotland, for town’s Tall Ships race in July.
