Mexican Navy vessel in New York on goodwill visit
The Cuauhtémoc, a training vessel in the Mexican Navy, sailed into New York Harbor on Tuesday as part of a goodwill visit to the U.S., with dozens of naval cadets seen standing on the masts as others dressed in cultural Mexican attire awaited nearby.
A large Mexican flag was flying at the stern of the vessel when the collision occurred.
Built in Bilbao, Spain, in 1982, the ARM Cuauhtémoc is considered an ambassador vessel for her country, along with three sister ships. The tall ship is believed to have traveled 400,000 nautical miles and has visited 228 ports across 73 countries over 43 years.
On its current voyage, the ship left Acapulco on April 6, and was scheduled to visit 22 ports in 15 nations, including Kingston, Jamaica; Havana, Cuba; Cozumel, Mexico; and New York.
It had also planned to go to Reykjavik, Iceland; Bordeaux, Saint Malo, and Dunkirk, France; and Aberdeen, Scotland, among others, for a total of 254 days — 170 at sea and 84 in port.
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The ship appeared to strike some type of scaffolding or gantry on the underside of the world-famous bridge, which can be seen swinging in the aftermath.
Video shows debris falling toward the deck of the ship, including portions of the masts, lights, and rigging. The sails were not up at the time.
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The collision occurred just before 9 p.m., with all three of the ship’s 147-feet-tall masts striking the bridge and snapping. The vessel appeared to be moving backward at the time, with some reports saying it was departing South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan.
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New York City’s Emergency Management Department swung into action, launching a search and rescue operation to pull people out of the water who may have fallen in.
Footage of the collision shot by bystanders showed sailors had been standing high up on the masts of the ship, all three of which snapped, leaving some of them clinging to rigging.
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