Two dead and 19 injured after Mexican navy vessel hits New York City landmark: Live updates

Eyewitnesses said they were watching the sunset when they saw a ship strike a bridge. Moments later, they noticed a person hanging from high on the vessel.

“We saw someone dangling, and I couldn’t tell if it was just blurry or my eyes,” Lily Katz said.

“We were able to zoom in on our phone and there was someone dangling from the harness at the top for at least 15 minutes before they were rescued.”

Just before the collision, Nick Corso, 23, took his phone out to capture the backdrop of the ship and the bridge against a sunset, Instead, he heard what sounded like the loud snapping of a “big twig.” Several more snaps followed.

People in his vicinity began running back and “pandemonium” on the boat erupted, he said.

He later saw a handful of people dangling from the mast.”I didn’t know what to think, I was like, is this a movie?” he said.

In a scene captured in multiple eyewitness videos, the hip, called the Cuauhtemoc, could be seen traveling swiftly toward the bridge near the Brooklyn side of the East River.

Then, its three masts struck the bridge’s main span and snapped, one by one, as the ship kept moving.

New York Mayor Eric Adams has announced that two of those injured in Saturday night’s collision between a Mexican Navy ship and the Brooklyn Bridge have died from their injuries.

Here’s what we know so far after this evening’s collision injured dozens.

X user @orenjinoir was standing on the waterfront in Brooklyn when the collision occurred and caught the moment on video.

At least 19 people were injured, four of them seriously, when a three-masted Mexican Navy sailing ship, the Cuauhtémoc, reportedly carrying around 200 people, struck the Brooklyn Bridge on New York’s East River.

At a press conference, New York Mayor Eric Adams said that, contrary to earlier reports, no one had gone into the East River and all the injuries were sustained on board the tall ship.

The collision occurred just before 9 p.m., with all three of the ship’s 147-feet-tall masts striking the bridge and snapping as the vessel appeared to be moving backward.

Pictures emerged online, appearing to show multiple sailors clinging to rigging high up on the masts in the aftermath.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been briefed on the incident and has offered assistance to the city if needed.

No damage to the Brooklyn Bridge after the collision.

The injured have been taken to local area hospitals.