At least two people were killed and about 20 injured when a Mexican Navy training ship on a global goodwill tour struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Saturday night, officials said.

A freshman at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, left, pushes a pallet of food toward a walk-in refrigerator aboard the school's new training ship, the Patriot State, on Jan. 7, 2025.

The Mexican navy ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, killing two crew members and injuring 19, was moving backwards at an increased speed before the collision, officials said.

The ship, as of last year, had visited 212 ports in 64 countries with 756,085 nautical miles sailed, the latter equivalent to making 35 trips around the world, the release said.

The investigation into why a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, shearing the top of its masts, will look into a possible engine failure and the role of a tug boat ...

The U-S Coast Guard then completed its testing of the repairs and cleared the ship to sail. On May 8, the State of Maine left the port of Castine for its annual training cruise around the world.

The ship, as of last year, had visited 212 ports in 64 countries with 756,085 nautical miles sailed, the latter equivalent to making 35 trips around the world, the release said. This story has ...

By Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Watson, Hanna Park, Alex Stambaugh, Gloria Pazmino, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — At least two people were killed and about 20 injured when a Mexican Navy training ship ...

Video of the Mexican Navy training ship shortly after it struck the Brooklyn Bridge showed people hanging from at least one of its masts. On tall ships like the Cuauhtémoc, it is a ceremonial ...

(CNN) — At least two people were killed and about 20 injured when a Mexican Navy training ship on a global goodwill tour struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Saturday night ...