"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 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.""
The Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc departed Manhattan Saturday afternoon after a farewell ceremony that drew hundreds to the Hudson River. About 300 people gathered at Pier 86 to wave, sing, and dance as the three-masted training vessel prepared to return to Cozumel after a six-month repair stay. Cadets formed ranks and a military band played Mexican and naval anthems before the gangway was pulled and the crew began a 35-day voyage south. Mexican officials expressed pride in the ship, thanked city and state leaders, hospitals and first responders for support after the crash, and honored two cadets who died. Family members and regional dancers attended, and a shipboard doctor who responded to the accident was among those on board.
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