The Brooklyn Bridge has no structural damage after the crash of Mexican naval ships

Officials said on Monday that an inspection of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City found that the load-bearing elements of the structure had not suffered significant damage when a Mexican marine sailing ship fell against the landmark on Saturday evening and killed two people on board.

The New York Ministry of Transport announced the discovery in a post on X, shortly before the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) held a press conference on the examination of the tragic incident.

“This morning, Commissioner Rodriguez asked Brooklyn Bridge about the weekend bridge strike,” said the city agency. “While the inspections have not yet been completed, there are no signs of structural damage to the bridge.”

NTSB officials announced that his bridge team from the motorway security office worked with NYC DOT and confirmed the lack of structural damage to the bridge.

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“At this point, you confirmed that the load -bearing elements of the bridge have no significant structural damage,” said Michael Graham, board member of NTSB. “One of the travelers contains some damage that you access and examine at this point. But nothing structural from the bridge … is a problem with this plan.”

The NTSB investigator Brian Young announced reporters that the Mexican marine ship Cuauhtémoc arrived in New York on May 13 at noon and arrived in New York City around noon.

“The intention was to sail down the East River and drive to the sea,” said Young.

The preliminary examination dealt with the weather data that showed western winds of about 10 knots, together with a current that ran to the bridge with about 0.3 knots.

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The speed of the ship rose to about 6 knots, and at 8:24 a.m. a VHF radio ending sounded to ask for help from other tractors in the area of ​​Brooklyn Bridge, he continued.

“Two further inquiries followed for help, and at 8:24:45 a.m. the mast of the ship hit the bottom of the Brooklyn bridge,” said Young. “At 8:27 a.m. the ship came to a standstill and at 8:30 a.m. both NYPD and FDNY assets were on site.”

The members of the NTSB arrived in New York City on Sunday, and Monday was the first day when the crews were able to examine the incident.

Graham said the team was there to collect perishable evidence that will take so many days as needed.

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He also said that this was the beginning of a long process and reported reporters that the investigations between 12 and 24 months can take.

Within 30 days, Graham and his team will provide a preliminary report, but during the entire process, he emphasized that the team will not draw, speculate or determine the likely cause in the scene.

During the examination, the crew and operation of the crew, the ship and its condition as well as nautical elements such as weather, wind and flood are considered.

On Monday morning, various teams were set up by the NTSB to deal with nautical operations, marine engineering, bridge engineering, survival factors and recorders.

Young said reporters that the team did not know whether the ship had a recorder like a black box on board.

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“As soon as it comes on board the ship, our recorder group will make a complete assessment of all recording devices, and we will record this information and call it up,” he said.

A reporter asked Graham and Young about preliminary information published by the NYPD and suggested that there was a power failure that may have led to the collision of the ship with the bridge.

“We don't know where you got this data from,” said Graham. “Brian has already told us that we didn't even have the chance to access the engine. So we don't know. We had no chance of checking whether there are recorded data or the like. So we are not sure where you got it, but that will also be part of the examination.

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NTSB investigators will speak with witnesses, crew members, tractor operators and others to get a complete picture of what the ship crashed on Saturday evening. You will also search for surveillance cameras in the area to put the puzzle together.

Nevertheless, Graham confirmed that all information that reporters were provided during the press conference were temporarily and could change during the entire examination.

He encouraged everyone to contact witned@ntsb.gov with a video about the incident to inform the investigators about the video. The NTSB then offers a link in which the video can be uploaded.