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.

Cadet América Yamilet Sanchez and sailor Adam Jair Marcos were aboard the vessel when it crashed into the bridge. Hundreds are expected to gather at the vigil and mourn the two lives lost.

América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, was in the final year of her studies at the naval academy when she was killed aboard the naval teaching vessel Cuauhtemoc.

Relatives of Naval Academy Cadet América Yamilet Sánchez, who died aboard a Mexican Navy sailing ship that collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, embrace next to her coffin, in Xalapa, Mexico ...

América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, was in the final year of her studies at the naval academy when she was killed aboard the naval teaching vessel Cuauhtemoc on Saturday.