[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The Mexican Navy ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge likely suffered a 'mechanical issue' before losing power, according to police.
The massive 160-foot-high Cuauhtémoc Training Ship, carrying a crew of 277, smashed into the iconic New York City bridge around 9pm Saturday.
Two unidentified crew members were killed after falling from the masts to the ship's deck.
A total of 22 crew members have been reported injured as of Sunday morning, with at least 11 in critical condition, Mexican Navy officials said.
After the tragic incident, Chief Wilson Aramboles with the NYPD Special Operations Bureau said 'some mechanical issues' most likely caused the ship to hit the bridge.
'The captain that was maneuvering the ship lost, I guess, power of the ship,' Aramboles told reporters, while advising that the information was preliminary.
A graphic posted to X appeared to show the massive ship losing power and stalling in the water just before reaching the bridge.
The records show the ship undocking at Seaport in Lower Manhattan around 8.20pm alongside alongside a tugboat. It was then seen rapidly losing control as it started to move backward toward the Brooklyn Brooklyn bridge.
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