The Ship of the Mexican Navy collided with the Brooklyn Bridge.
New York: New York City took place on Saturday. A Mexican Navy ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge during a publicity tour here. In this incident, the top of the three masts of the ship broke. 19 people have been injured in this accident. At the same time, the New York Fire Department has given information about this.
Video surfaced
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said 19 people were injured in the accident, four of whom were seriously injured. However, there was no major damage to the 142 -year -old bridge in this accident. The cause of this accident is being investigated. At the same time, many people have also made a video of this incident, which is going viral on social media. In the video, the masts of the ship can be seen colliding with a bridge deck and falling partially.
Mexico flag was placed on the ship
Explain that a ship is seen in the video, on which a huge green, white and red Mexican flag is seen waving. However, the ship moved forward after the accident. At the same time, there was chaos in the people present at the scene. The people present there also made a video of it. The people present there told that they were sitting outside to see the sunset. Then he saw that the ship hit the bridge and one of its masts broke. He said that he saw two people off the ship on the stretcher and going on small boats.
Mexican Navy issued a statement
The Mexican Navy said in a post on the social media platform X, “Quoutemok, an academy training vessel, was damaged in an accident with Brooklyn Bridge, so that he could not continue his journey.” It further stated that the status of personnel and material was subject to review by the Navy and local authorities, who were providing assistance. On the other hand, the Ministry of External Affairs said on X that its ambassador to the US and Mexican Consulate officials in New York were in touch with local authorities to provide assistance to ‘affected cadets’, but did not mention injuries.
Bridge is 142 years old
Please tell that Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883. Its main part is about 1,600-foot (490-meter) long, which is supported by two masonry minarets. According to the city’s transport department, more than 100,000 vehicles and an estimated 32,000 pedestrians cross it every day. Its walking route is a major tourist attraction. According to the Mexican Navy, Quautemok first left in 1982, about 297 feet long and 40 feet wide (90.5 meters long and 12 meters wide). Each year it goes out to complete the training of cadets at the end of classes at Navy military school. This year, on 6 April, it left the Mexican Port Achopulo on the Pacific coast with 277 people.
The ship was on a trip to 15 countries
On the other hand, the Mexican Consulate wrote in a post on X on 13 May that Qooutemok, also known as ‘Ambassador and Night of the Seae’. The ship was to visit 22 ports in 15 countries, with Kingston, Jamaica; Havana, Cuba; Kozumel, Mexico; And included New York. It racjavik, Iceland; Bordeaux, St. Malo and Dunkark, France; And also planned to visit Aberdeen, Scotland, other places. The journey was for a total of 254 days, of which 170 days were to be spent in the sea. (Input-AP)
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