Mexican Navy Training Ship Crashes Into NYC’s Brooklyn Bridge, 2 Dead

Two crew members remain in serious condition and 20 more were injured, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.

A masted Mexican navy training ship, the Cuauhtémoc, sits stranded after colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on May 17, 2025. Kyle Viterbo/AP Photo

Two people have died after all three masts of a Mexican navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City just before 8:30 p.m. EDT on the evening of May 17.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference at about midnight that two Mexican sailors had died after succumbing to their injuries and that two more were in serious condition.