Mexican navy ship Cuauhtémoc hits the Brooklyn Bridge during training exercise

A sailboat struck the base of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening causing multiple injuries according to the NYPD The crash which happened just before p m occurred when the Mexican navy ship Cuauht moc hit the bridge during a sailing maneuver on a training cruise according to a social media post from the Mexican navy The ship apparently lost steering power and was pulled into the bridge by the river s current according to an NYPD official At least four people are deduced to have critical injuries with about other injuries onboard according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams who revealed a total of people were onboard at the time of the development The injured were taken to Bellevue Hospital the mayor announced All lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge were closed in both directions but have since reopened according to NYC exigency management officers Emergency management executives and inspectors are on the scene to assess what damage if any was done to the bridge during the crash according to multiple bureaucrats briefed on the situation New York City Mayor Eric Adams was headed to the scene to survey the situation The NYPD urged people to avoid the area of Dumbo in Brooklyn and the South Street Seaport in Manhattan while the examination continues ADVISORY Due to a collision assessment avoid the area of Brooklyn Bridge South Street Seaport in Manhattan and Dumbo in Brooklyn Expect heavy traffic and a large presence of urgency vehicles in the surrounding area pic twitter com bo ZA nmR NYPD NEWS NYPDnews May The ship arrived earlier in the week and was docked at Pier of the South Street Seaport Museum and had been open for tours over the weekend According to the museum the ship was built at the Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao Spain in NYCEM is responding to an episode at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge The situation is advancing and details are not proven at this time Exigency alerts including recommended actions will be issued through NotifyNYC as updates become available To stay informed text https t co XZjJIk INF NYC Urgency Management nycemergencymgt May