Cadet ID'd as 1 of 2 victims killed after Mexican Navy ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge: Official

NEW YORK -- An authoritative from Mexico has identified a pistillate cadet arsenic 1 of the two radical killed aft a gangly Mexican Navy ship connected an planetary goodwill circuit crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge successful New York connected Saturday evening.

According to the politician of Veracruz, Rocío Nahle, the unfortunate is identified arsenic cadet América Yamilet Sánchez.

"I profoundly regret the passing of Veracruz cadet América Yamilet Sánchez. My love, support, and solidarity spell retired to her family. My gratitude to the @SEMAR_mx and my wishes for a speedy betterment for those injured. Veracruz is with you," said Nahle successful a station connected X translated into English.

Nearly 2 twelve others were besides injured erstwhile the ship, known arsenic the Cuauhtémoc, mislaid powerfulness and crashed into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The collision happened conscionable earlier 8:30 p.m. connected Saturday adjacent Brooklyn Bridge Park. Horrified onlookers watched helplessly arsenic the monolithic vessel with astir 300 sailors connected committee barreled toward and past smashed into the 142-year-old bridge. The collision caused the ship's 3 towering masts to drawback upon interaction portion unit members were near dangling successful the air.

According to Mexican Navy officials, a full of 22 unit members person been reported injured truthful far, with astatine slightest 11 of them successful captious condition. Two radical aboard the vessel died arsenic a effect of the collision.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams weighed successful connected societal media aboriginal Sunday greeting astir the deadly crash.

"We are praying for everyone connected committee and their families and are grateful to our archetypal responders who rapidly jumped into action, ensuring this mishap wasn't overmuch worse," Adams said successful a station connected X.

Meanwhile, the New York City Department of Transportation says the Brooklyn Bridge was not damaged from the collision and that postulation tin freely flow.

Vessels moving successful the adjacent country person since been instructed to proceed astatine dilatory speed, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, arsenic the Cuauhtémoc remains astatine Pier 36 connected the East River for harm assessments and further evaluation.

The Cuauhtémoc, a grooming vessel connected an planetary goodwill mission, was acceptable to disembark and was adjacent headed to Iceland erstwhile the collision happened.

The vessel was ne'er meant to get that adjacent to the Brooklyn span -- it was going southbound to the Brooklyn waterfront for substance earlier heading to Iceland to proceed connected that connected that goodwill tour, erstwhile its aviator reported a mechanical nonaccomplishment and the vessel mislaid power. The vessel past drifted north, retired of control.

The ship's masts snapped arsenic it struck the bridge's underside, and pieces fell onto the deck. Officials accidental the iconic span itself did not prolong structural damage. All lanes connected the span reopened aft a little closure pursuing the collision.

The authorities said that 277 radical were aboard the ship, and that cipher fell into the water, adjacent arsenic immoderate sailors were near dangling from harnesses connected the masts aft the crash.

The victims were being taken distant connected stretchers astatine Pier 17 astatine South Street Seaport.

The National Transportation Safety Board is connected tract and volition statesman its investigation, but preliminary accusation shows it was apt a mechanical contented with the sailboat, according to officials.

Witness videos seizure the ship's ominous attack toward the bridge. In 1 video, a pistillate filming the ship, which was festooned with amber lights and a elephantine Mexican flag, tin beryllium heard wondering aloud if the vessel mightiness collide with the bridge. When the ship's mast strikes the bottommost of the bridge, she screams, "It crashed! It crashed!" successful Spanish, and then, successful English, arsenic the vessel continues to attack the Dumbo shore, "Stop! Stop!"

"Oh my God," she continues successful English, and then, successful Spanish, she says, "It crashed, it crashed. Run distant from there," referring to radical gathered connected a pier wherever the vessel seemed astir to hit.

NYPD Harbor Unit and SCUBA were among the archetypal responders who converged connected the scene.

The Mexican vessel was described arsenic a "goodwill vessel" that had plied the waters since 1982.

The Cuauhtémoc is astir 297 feet agelong and 40 feet wide, according to the Mexican Navy. The vessel's main mast has a tallness of 160 feet, according to the Mexican government.

Each year, the vessel sets retired astatine the extremity of classes astatine the naval subject schoolhouse to decorativeness cadets' training. This twelvemonth it near the Mexican larboard of Acapulco, connected the Pacific coast, connected April 6, the navy said.

"Thousands of radical came to spot the ship," said Maria Mejia. The ship, present diminished and docked astatine Pier 36 drew visitors each week astatine the Seaport -- close until it left.

The Mexican consulate said connected May 13 connected X that the Cuauhtémoc, besides called the "Ambassador and Knight of the Seas," arrived that time and docked astatine Pier 17. It invited radical to sojourn done May 17.

The vessel was scheduled to sojourn 22 ports successful 15 nations, including Kingston, Jamaica; Havana, Cuba; Cozumel, Mexico; and New York.

It besides had planned to spell to Reykjavik, Iceland; Bordeaux, Saint Malo and Dunkirk, France; and Aberdeen, Scotland, among others, for a full of 254 days, 170 of them astatine sea.

Members of New York City's Mexican assemblage prayed for the families successful mourning and for the betterment of those injured.

"As a community, we conscionable privation to accidental that we're present for them," Mejia added.

An NTSB squad is present connected board. The bureau says its investigative squad includes experts successful nautical operations and marine and span engineering.

The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.