Authorities in New York are investigating the location the place a Mexican crusing ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge for clues about how the deadly collision occurred.
Two individuals on board had been killed and a minimum of 19 others had been injured when the Mexican Navy coaching ship crashed into the bridge on Saturday evening.
Police mentioned early investigations confirmed the ship had misplaced energy earlier than the collision. Video confirmed the ship’s three tall masts crumbling as horrified onlookers watched from the shore.
It isn’t clear how the vessel got here to strategy the bridge, which authorities confirmed was not broken by the strike. It had reopened to visitors late on Saturday.
Police mentioned the Cuauhtémoc ship had a 48.2m (158ft) mast peak whereas the bridge had a 41.1m (135ft) clearance at its centre, based on the New York transport division’s web site.
Responders had been capable of take away a minimum of 27 individuals from the ship for remedy, whereas all 277 personnel on the ship had been accounted for, mentioned New York fireplace authorities.
The ship misplaced all three masts and has been moved to a close-by pier for investigation.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board mentioned it was sending a staff to to help the US Coast Guard within the investigation, which is being coordinated between the US and Mexico governments.
Mexico’s Navy Secretary Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles mentioned in a press release the outcomes of any investigation can be adopted with “complete transparency and accountability”.
The Cuauhtémoc left Acapulco, Mexico, on 6 April on a tour that included stops in New York and Aberdeen, Scotland, for the town’s Tall Ships race in July.
