Cosme Sanchez, left, Rocio Hernandez, center, and Anderson Sanchez, family members of Naval Academy Cadet América Yamilet Sánchez, who died aboard a Mexican navy ship that collided with the ...

“I deeply regret the passing of Veracruz cadet América Yamilet Sánchez,’’ Veracruz, Mexico, Gov. Rocío Nahle García wrote on X on May 18, hours after Saturday’s tragedy.

América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, and Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, were among the 277 crew members aboard when the ship crashed into the bridge.