US EditionFatal Brooklyn Bridge Collision Raises Concerns During Fleet Week 2025 Parade of Ships
- Two Mexican naval cadets, America Yamileth Sanchez and Adal Jair Maldonado, lost their lives when their training vessel collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during its departure on Saturday.
- The Cuauhtemoc had started a seven-month goodwill voyage from Acapulco in April and was underway less than five minutes before its masts snapped into the bridge, with radio distress calls sent just 45 seconds prior.
- Around 20 crew members were injured, the Brooklyn Bridge avoided major damage, and mourners held a procession and funeral for Sanchez in her hometown of Xalapa, Veracruz.
- Herminio Cosme Sanchez, Sanchez's father, honored her as an exemplary and kind-hearted individual, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her heartfelt support and condolences to the bereaved families.
- The National Transportation Safety Board in the United States announced that a preliminary report on the collision is anticipated to be released within the next 30 days, underscoring the ongoing efforts to understand the accident’s causes and safety concerns.
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Fatal Brooklyn Bridge collision raises concerns during Fleet Week 2025 Parade of Ships
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The annual Parade of Ships proceeded through the waters of New York Harbor Wednesday afternoon in celebration of Fleet Week, a spectacle for those who lined the city’s shores.
Vigil Held for Fallen Sailors Aboard Mexican Navy Ship that Crashed into Brooklyn Bridge
The solemn crowd — including Mexican and New York City officials, Mayor Adams among them — gathered in the pouring rain on the Brooklyn side of the iconic bridge to honor those lost in the crash.
The Congressional Standing Committee paid tribute to the two Navy Secretariat cadets who lost their lives in the May 17 accident in New York, United States, when the Cuauhtémoc school ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
Several hundred people waved small flags of Mexico and placed flower crowns during an act that reminded victims of the accident
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