This crew member then gave those orders to crew members in the navigation bridge, where commands were inputted. Between 8:20 p.m. and 8:22 p.m., the ship moved backward and away from Pier 17.

By Doc Louallen and Clara McMichael, ABCNews Monday, June 30, 2025 3:45PM NTSB releases preliminary report on deadly crash of Mexican navy ship into Brooklyn Bridge ...

Moments later, the upper section of all three of the ship's masts collided with the span of the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time of impact, the ship was moving backward at 6.7 mph, according to the NTSB.

“Our solidarity and support go out to their families,” Sheinbaum said on X. The Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883, has a nearly 1,600-foot main span supported by two masonry towers.

A masted Mexican Navy training ship, the Cuauhtémoc, sits stranded after colliding with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kyle Viterbo) ...

“Our solidarity and support go out to their families,” Sheinbaum said on X. The Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883, has a nearly 1,600-foot main span supported by two masonry towers.

The Mexican naval ship Cuauhtémoc crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on May 17, and now the National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report providing some insight into what led to ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on the progress of its investigation of the May 17 incident in which the Mexican Navy tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc slammed ...

However, trips from the Brooklyn Bridge to the FDR Drive southbound will be tolled, as the connection involves entering the street grid at Pearl Street, which is within the congestion zone.