Photos: Brooklyn Bridge tragedy prompts search and rescue operations, four critical among 19 injured

Updated On May 18, 2025 09:38 AM IST

A gigantic Mexican naval tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday, crashing its enormous masts into the deck in a horrific sight.

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A Mexican Navy training ship with 277 passengers onboard slammed the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, injuring around19 people, according to officials. In this picture, a New York Police Department harbor unit prepares to board the Cuauhtémoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship that collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York.AP/PTI(AP05_18_2025_000027B)(AP)
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A Mexican Navy training ship with 277 passengers onboard slammed the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, injuring around19 people, according to officials. In this picture, a New York Police Department harbor unit prepares to board the Cuauhtémoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship that collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York.AP/PTI(AP05_18_2025_000027B)(AP)

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Four are said to be critical among the injured. Meanwhile, New York Police Department Chief Wilson Aramboles stated in a press conference that the ship lost power at approximately 8:20 p.m.(AP)
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Four are said to be critical among the injured. Meanwhile, New York Police Department Chief Wilson Aramboles stated in a press conference that the ship lost power at approximately 8:20 p.m.(AP)

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Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez of the New York City Department of Transportation stated that the accident did not cause any significant damage to the Brooklyn Bridge.(REUTERS)
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Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez of the New York City Department of Transportation stated that the accident did not cause any significant damage to the Brooklyn Bridge.(REUTERS)

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The New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge are framed in one of the snapped masts of a Mexican Navy training ship after it collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP)
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The New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge are framed in one of the snapped masts of a Mexican Navy training ship after it collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP)

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A Mexican navy ship sits in the water after it hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in New York. AP/PTI(AP05_18_2025_000024B)(AP)
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A Mexican navy ship sits in the water after it hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in New York. AP/PTI(AP05_18_2025_000024B)(AP)

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A Mexican Navy training ship is seen in front of the Manhattan Bridge, after it was damaged having run into into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025. REUTERS/Santiago Lyon(REUTERS)
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A Mexican Navy training ship is seen in front of the Manhattan Bridge, after it was damaged having run into into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025. REUTERS/Santiago Lyon(REUTERS)

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A Mexican Navy training ship is seen damaged after it ran into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025. REUTERS/Bjorn Kils/New York Media Boat(REUTERS)
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A Mexican Navy training ship is seen damaged after it ran into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, U.S., May 17, 2025. REUTERS/Bjorn Kils/New York Media Boat(REUTERS)

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A New York Police Department harbor unit prepares to board the Cuauhtémoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship that collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP)
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A New York Police Department harbor unit prepares to board the Cuauhtémoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship that collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)(AP)

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Pedestrians walking along Brooklyn Bridge Park look on as a masted Mexican Navy training ship sits stranded near the Manhattan Bridge after colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (Nick Corso via AP)(AP)
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Pedestrians walking along Brooklyn Bridge Park look on as a masted Mexican Navy training ship sits stranded near the Manhattan Bridge after colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (Nick Corso via AP)(AP)

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