Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing two

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A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and a giant flag crashed into the landmark Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday (May 17) night, shearing the top of its masts, killing two people and injuring 17 others, said New York authorities.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and flags floated in New York's Hudson River

00:13after crashing into the landmark Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night.

00:18The collision sheared the top of the ship masts,

00:20killing two people and injuring 17 others on board the ship.

00:24The Mexican Navy had earlier said at least 22 people were injured,

00:29with 19 of them receiving medical attention at local hospitals,

00:32including three who were seriously wounded.

00:36They said no search and rescue operation was carried out,

00:39as none of the passengers fell into the river.

00:43Many onlookers chanted,

00:45Mexico, Mexico, and Yes We Can in Spanish from the shore.

00:54The ship, named A.R.M. Cuauhtemac,

00:59was sailing from New York to Iceland when the river blew it off course.

01:03It then smashed into the road deck of the bridge at about 8.30 p.m.,

01:08with some 277 people on board.

01:12The bridge, which was completed in 1883,

01:15is a popular tourist attraction,

01:17and it is a main conduit between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

01:20The bridge in Brooklyn,

01:33and only theisée,

01:37is leading to the Downtown!

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