A Mexican Navy training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night. Fox News reports that videos circulated on social media showing the navy ship’s mast striking the bridge. The incident later sparked officials to launch a search and rescue mission.
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Here’s What We Know About The Passengers On The Navy Ship
On Saturday, May 17, the 150ft tall Mexican navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge during a goodwill tour around 8:30p.m. According to NBC New York the ship, the Cuauhtémoc had docked at the South Street Seaport earlier in the week, offering public tours before reportedly heading to Iceland. The collision snapped the ship’s three towering masts on impact and reportedly sent crew members dangling in the air.
Per ABC New York, the Mexican navy issued a statement updating the injury count to 22 crew members with 11 in critical condition and nine stable. Furthermore, two people later passed away from their injuries. On Saturday night, New York Mayor Eric Adams confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the navy ship had 277 people on board.
More Details On The Navy Ship Crash At The Brooklyn Bridge
After the collision occurred, CNN says the ship’s captain told investigators he lost steering after the rudder failed and the river’s current pulled the vessel into the bridge. “They had some sort of mechanical issue, they lost power so without being able to use the rudder, they could not steer,” investigators told CNN.
Early on Sunday morning, Mayor Adams returned to X, offering prayers for those injured in the crash and thanking first responders for their quick action. He also confirmed that the Brooklyn Bridge did not sustain any damage from the incident.
“We are praying for everyone on board and their families and are grateful to our first responders who quickly jumped into action, ensuring this accident wasn’t much worse. Following our preliminary inspection, we can confirm that the bridge sustained no damage and is now open to the public,” Mayor Adams wrote.
We are praying for everyone on board and their families and are grateful to our first responders who quickly jumped into action, ensuring this accident wasn’t much worse.
Following our preliminary inspection, we can confirm that the bridge sustained no damage and is now open to…
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) May 18, 2025
Social Media Reacts
After news broke about the navy ship crash, social media users flooded The Shade Room’s comment section with condolences. See some of their reactions below.
Instagram user @sandycheeks.2012 wrote, “I’m just so happy the bridge didn’t collapse! This would’ve been a huge tragedy 🙏🏼. RIP 😢”
Instagram user @realestategal wrote, “🙏🏽🙏🏽 god bless the passengers and crew among this ship. Just a sad situation all the way around.”
While Instagram user @iam_branmarie wrote, “Something ain’t right about this smh and Rest in peace to those who lost their lives 🙏🏾”
Then Instagram user @kgood1218 wrote, “What’s going on with these ships and bridges…this is sad and also scary.”
Another Instagram user @haganbenson wrote, “It’s sad that two people lost their lives. It really didn’t look that bad. But clearly pieces of debris fell. Terrible😢”
Instagram user @helen_santana_homes wrote, “So tragic. May they rest in peace 🙏🏼”
While Instagram user @theplayboibarbieee wrote, “Something ain’t right… Things that have been moving smoothly for forever, and we don’t even hear about, oddly are having all types of different discrepancies (every week damn near).”
Finally, Instagram user @mi.va_ wrote, “This is heartbreaking 🥺”
