The NTSB is investigating the crash of a Mexican Navy tall ship into New York's Brooklyn Bridge, examining the role of guide tugboats and the vessel's sudden acceleration. Investigators reported that the ship lost power before the crash, and they are assessing whether the tugboat released it too early. Two crew members were killed and over 20 injured in the incident, which occurred during a training cruise for the celebration of maritime independence. There was no structural damage to the bridge itself.
"At 8:24 p.m., the VHF radio broadcast was sounded requesting assistance from other tugboats in the area of the bridge," Young said, adding that the ship had reached a speed of about 6 knots.
"We do have a bit of time where it was maintaining a constant speed of about 2 to 2.3 knots, and the speed began to increase," said investigator-in-charge Brian Young. "That's something we will be looking into as part of our engineering assessment."
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