Mexican ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge because it lost steering during mechanical failure: sources

Source: New York Post

A Mexican tall ship slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge because it apparently lost its steering capacity thanks to mechanical failure, sources said — a tragedy eerily reminiscent of last year’s Baltimore span disaster. Shocking footage captured the moment the Mexican Navy’s 147-foot tall showboat the Cuauhatemoc struck the historic New York City bridge Saturday night, killing two crew members, injuring at least 17 other people — and leaving terrified crew members dangling and clinging for dear life from the rigging. “There must have been a lot of frantic, ‘Look out!’ There had to be some pandemonium,” retired US Navy Capt.