Mexico mours

Xalapa, Mexico – Dozens of people gathered on the street overnight, in which one of the Mexican naval cadets lived, the died when their training vessel met the Brooklyn bridge.

América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, was at the Naval Academy last year when she was killed on board the Marine teaching ship Cuauhtemoc on Saturday.

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a small amount gathered near her house, many held white roses and their cell phones to shed light on the way for the corpse car with her body.

The naval officers accompanied their arrival at midnight in the house in Orange in Veracruz 'state capital Xalapa.

Sánchez was the pride of her family, an outstanding student and athlete who had already been characterized – and achieved top brands in her studies on the engineering of Naval Systems. She was a squadron director and among those who were selected for the special group that President Claudia Sheinbaum accompanied during her inauguration.

“I will wear you in my heart. My daughter is the pride of all of Mexico for the whole world,” said Cosme Sánchez and held a photo of his daughter in her clothing uniform. “I'm destroyed, but we will go forward. My daughter was an example for everyone, she will be remembered as it should be.”

The flower arrangements of her family included a white sash reading “Barracuda's family, with love”. It came from the local swimming school, in which Sánchez learned a decade ago to make her first blows. At the Naval Academy she won medals and represented the institution nationally in open swimming competitions.

Her latest honor was awarded a place on board the Cuauhtemoc, where 22 ports were visited in 15 countries. On Saturday she sent her photos to her parents, told them that she loved her and excited about the next stop of the ship: Iceland.

Sánchez was in one of the three masts from Cuauhtemoc on Saturday evening when she fell out of the dock in New York, her family's authorities said. It is a ceremonial practice to welcome and pay for ports. “It is a representation of discipline, skill and respect that are common in training sailing boats,” said her uncle Rodolfo Hernández Sayago.

“She was the pride of the family,” said Hernández. “My girl stood out in everything she did.”

The US investigators set a timeline on Monday that was shown that the Cuauhtemoc was in progress for less than five minutes before its masts plunged into the historical span, and radio calls that point out that it was in need went only 45 seconds before the deadly seizure pan.

With the help of a tractor, the Cuauhtemoc withdrew from a pier in Manhattan, which was filled with cheering people on Saturday at 8:20 p.m.

Four minutes after the ship's departure, there was a radio call where other tractors were asked for help in the region, followed by other inquiries to support, said Brian Young, the investigator of the National Transportation Safety board, Brian Young at a media conference on Monday. 45 seconds after the first call, the ship hit the bridge and grabbed its three masts.

After a few minutes, the ship separated from the tug and picked up the speed and still moved the other way around and went to the bridge.

The Brooklyn Bridge escaped great damage, but according to officials at least 19 of the 277 seafarers of the ship had to be medically treated.

Seven officers and 172 cadets who were on board the Cuauhtemoc arrived in the port of Veracruz on the early Monday, where the naval school is located, said the Mexican Navy in one position on X.

The body of the other killed sailor, 23-year-old Adal Jair Jair Maldonado Marcos, was also returned to Mexico on Monday.

Alemán writes for the Associated Press.