Huge ship with 200 people on board collides with Brooklyn Bridge, shocking videos surface

Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy academy training ship, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan on Saturday. Videos captured the vessel—flying a massive green, white, and red Mexican flag—scraping beneath the bridge. Several people have reportedly been injured, and a search and rescue operation is currently underway.

A Mexican navy ship sits in the water after it hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in New York. (AP)

“The Secretary of the Navy renews its commitment to the safety of personnel, transparency in its operations and excellent training for future officers of the Mexican Armada,” Mexican navy said in Spanish.