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 considered to have critical injuries with about other injuries onboard according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams who mentioned a total of people were onboard at the time of the affair The injured were taken to Bellevue Hospital the mayor revealed All lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge were closed in both directions but have since reopened according to NYC urgency management administrators Emergency management personnel and inspectors are on the scene to assess what damage if any was done to the bridge during the crash according to multiple representatives briefed on the situation At the time of the crash the ship had left the South Street Seaport Museum and was heading to Iceland according to NYPD Chief of Special Operations Wilson Aramboles The ship was authorized to be in the East River Aramboles noted The ship arrived earlier in the week and was docked at Pier of the South Street Seaport Museum and had been open for tours during the week According to the museum the ship was built at the Celaya Shipyards in Bilbao Spain in The NYPD urged people to avoid the area of Dumbo in Brooklyn and the South Street Seaport in Manhattan while the study continues ADVISORY Due to a collision analysis avoid the area of Brooklyn Bridge South Street Seaport in Manhattan and Dumbo in Brooklyn Expect heavy traffic and a large presence of exigency vehicles in the surrounding area pic twitter com bo ZA nmR NYPD NEWS NYPDnews May NYCEM is responding to an episode at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge The situation is progressing and details are not authenticated at this time Crisis 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