Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge
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Mexico's Secretary of the Navy claimed Tuesday that a pilot from New York was in control at the time the ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
By Sunday evening, members of the public had set up a memorial to the victims on the Brooklyn waterfront near the Brooklyn Bridge. The Mexican Navy said more than 170 crew members had been flown back to Mexico by early Monday, and two others were recovering in stable condition in New York.
A 150-foot Mexican Navy ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, causing a dramatic rescue effort. The NYPD confirms no structural damage to the bridge.