WATCH: Mexican navy ship crashes into Brooklyn bridge with 200 passengers on board

A Mexican Navy sailboat crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening, according to the New York Police Department and the Mexican Navy.

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as a Massive Mexican navy ship crashes into the Brooklyn bridge with 200 passengers on board

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Watch dramatic footage as a Mexican navy ship carrying 200 people crashes into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The vessel’s 150-foot masts… pic.twitter.com/OpyKpIRiJQ

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 18, 2025

Search and rescue operation is underway after a ship with 200 people onboard crashes into the Brooklyn Bridge.

The 150 foot masts were seen colliding with the bridge.

The ship, the Cuauhtémoc, was built in Spain in 1982.

“Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with those in critical condition being taken to a nearby hospital for additional treatment,” the New York Post reported.

NEW: Video shows sailors on the masts of the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc before it hit the Brooklyn bridge. #PuenteDeBrooklyn #Barco #boat pic.twitter.com/gW5GXBfp1a

— Noteworthy News (@newsnoteworthy) May 18, 2025