Cuauhtémoc School accident in New York leaves at least two dead: Church says by victims

The Mexican school ship “Cuauhtémoc” crashed on the night of May 17 with the Brooklyn bridge in New York (United States), leaving at least two dead and 22 injured. From Mexico, the Catholic Church expressed its prayers.

The ship sailed from Acapulco, Guerrero (Mexico) on April 6 in the framework of the so -called instructional cruise “consolidation of the independence of Mexico 2025”, which had purpose To “exalt the sailor spirit, strengthen naval education and bring the message of peace and goodwill of the Mexican people to the seas and ports of the world.”

The scheduled tour of the boat – which was carried on board 277 crew members, including 147 cadets of the Heroic Naval Military School of Mexico – included 22 ports in 15 countries, including Kingston (Jamaica), Havana (Cuba), New York (United States), Reykiavik (Iceland), London (United Kingdom) and Avilés (Spain). The tour had to take a total of 254 days.

“A mishap with the Brooklyn bridge”

However, according to a communication From the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico, “during the sailboat maneuver of the Cuauhtémoc sailboat in New York, United States (…), there was a mishap with the Brooklyn bridge that caused damage to the school ship, which will prevent instruction cruise from continuing to continue.”

“Derived from the accident, there is an official updated report of 22 injured crew, of which 11 are diagnosed as delicate and nine stable. Unfortunately two of the crew members who were serious died from the injuries,” he adds.

The Secretariat of the Navy also promised to investigate what happened “to accurately determine the causes that generated this event.”

The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, He said in x that “the Cuauhtémoc candle ship of the Mexican Navy lost power and crashed into the Brooklyn bridge.”

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, expressed through x “Our solidarity and support for families” of the victims of the accident, and said that the Mexican authorities, with the support of the Americans, are “attending to the injured.”

The prayer of the Catholic Church in Mexico

From Mexico City, the Cathedral Metropolitan Cabildo said in An X post that “elevates its prayers for the staff of the Mexican Navy, belonging to the Cuauhtémoc School ship, after the unfortunate accident in Brooklyn, NY.”

“We ask the Lord for the prompt recovery to the injured and for the families of the sailors and all the staff of the Secretariat of the Navy our solidarity and spiritual support,” said the cathedral council.