Mexican naval ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge finally sails home from NYC

"The Mexican Navy's tall ship Cuauhtémoc - which infamously smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge - sailed out of Manhattan Saturday afternoon without incident after an emotional farewell ceremony that drew hundreds to the Hudson River. Around 300 people lined Pier 86 beside the Intrepid Museum to wave, sing, and dance as the three-masted training vessel prepared to head home to Cozumel, ending a six-month stay in New York for repairs."

""We are very proud of the Cuauhtémoc, which has been crossing the seas of the world since 1986, when it was built," said Marcos Augustus Bucio Mujica, Mexico's consul general in New York. "We are very grateful to Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul and to the hospitals and first responders who supported during and in the aftermath of the tragic accident. We also want to remember and honor the two cadets who lost their lives that night.""

"Among the crowd was Carmen Ortiz, 65, a retired teacher from Puebla, who came to see off her nephew, shipboard doctor Hugo Adrián Calvario. "He is a traumatologist," Ortiz told The Post. "He was one of the first people to respond during the accident." She called the crash "a stressful and very sad night for them, obviously." Spectators clapped and waved Mexican flags as dancers in regional costumes performed on the pier."

The Cuauhtémoc left Manhattan after a ceremonial sendoff that drew about 300 people to Pier 86. The three-masted training ship had spent six months in New York for repairs and set out for Cozumel on a 35-day voyage. Cadets formed ranks as a military band played the Mexican and naval anthems before the gangway was pulled. Mexican officials expressed pride in the vessel and gratitude to city and state leaders, hospitals, and first responders, and they honored two cadets who died in the collision. Family members, responders, and regional dancers participated in the emotional farewell.

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