Why is it going backwards?
BBC says they had engine failure.
Training doesn’t always go well.
I’m betting they had engine issues and the wind pushed them into the bridge
Not the wind.
New Yorkers know, you don’t fuck with the tides in the east river.
What I want to know is what the story with the harbor master was. Would have imagined a tug along with them for sure.
Right?
No ship that size has the controls for a small space like this.
Probably got away from its moorings and just floating downstream uncontrolled?
That is so sad.
Two people dead
“City officials said the ship, the Cuauhtemoc, struck the bridge shortly before 8:30 p.m. after losing power. Its two tall masts were knocked off when it made impact with the 140-year old suspension bridge as drivers sped by in either direction, according to multiple videos of the incident.”
2 people are now dead? That’s so sad. Last I heard several were in critical condition.
Typical media. There’s literally no difference between two and three masts.
After losing power
Huge ass lights all over the ship still on
spoiler
Yes i know “power” means propulsion and steering
I guess they really aren’t sending their best
Oh come on, this one’s funny. Those downvotes. Did you really think this person was MAGA for a silly joke?
Still looking for the silliness. It was a tragedy and a flop
People died after a mechanical failure, I don’t find that terribly funny.
Alright, I get that. Interesting how this one comment got singled out tho
Tbf you’re not allowed to get mad at student drivers.
Except this one I saw the other day that was swerving on a straight road…
I saw the video first and my immediate thought was “This AI is so bad, it doesn’t even look like the masts are touching the bridge”.
“Mexicans attacked the Brooklyn Bridge. REMEMBER THE MAINE” - Fox News, probably
Except, not.
They training for the past?
Where’s Spider-Man when you need him?
Oh, Snap!
Someone’s pay is getting docked for a long time 😆
2 dead, 20 injured
On tall ships like the Cuauhtémoc, it is a ceremonial tradition for sailors to climb the masts and rigging when departing or arriving into harbor.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/17/us/manhattan-brooklyn-bridge-ship
Well, at least it isn’t a container ship that takes down the whole bridge and kills 6 people.
2 people died, though
It’s not easy to see in the video, but there are people standing on the masts
That’s what happens when you enter a country which uses an imbicil measuring system and you get the hight wrong
I would put money on that being the case
“How was training today?”
“Well, I definitely learned some stuff, so there’s that…”
Did they pass their training?
Wish our bridge was hit like that! - Baltimore
