A naval training ship donning a massive Mexican flag crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night, sending passengers into the murky water.
Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.
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A Mexican Navy training ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge in New York, good job guys
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🚨 BREAKING: Mexican navy tall sailing ship with 200 people board collides with Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
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The 150-foot-tall Mexican Navy training ship, Cuauhtémoc, struck the bottom side of the roadbed portion of the Brooklyn Bridge, officials with the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News.
Flags and debris from the ship plummeted into the water below, as the vessel rocked back and forth, pushing its way under the landmark.
All 277 occupants onboard have been accounted for, according to the New York Fire Department (FDNY), with 35 injured and 16