A Mexican naval training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday, May 17, killing two persons.
With 277 people on board, the 297-foot Cuauhtémoc ship swerved into the famous bridge.
Online footage reveals that as the ship went beneath the New York City building, its masts clipped the Brooklyn Bridge.
Crew men were standing on the masts when they broke and crashed to the deck, according to authorities.
The event has resulted in the injuries of 19 more people.
When the ship struck the bridge, Lily Katz was sitting outside taking in the sunset.
recalling what she saw, Katz told The Associated Press, “We saw someone dangling, and I couldn’t tell if it was just blurry or my eyes, and we were able to zoom in on our phone and there was someone dangling from the harness from the top for like at least like 15 minutes before they were able to rescue them.”
On Saturday night, Nick Corso chose to capture the ship against the stunning backdrop of the sunset while he was also enjoying it.
However, he told AFP that there were “lots of screaming, some sailors hanging from the masts,” and that the place swiftly descended into a torrent of terror.
