19 people were injured when a Mexican ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge.

At least 19 people were injured in the collision of the Mexican Navy sailing ship Cuauhtemoc into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on Sunday, May 18.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said that four of the 19 injured had serious injuries. The bridge was not seriously damaged, said a spokesman for the New York City Transportation Authority. Traffic was resumed in both directions after a preliminary check.

Three masts scratched the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge, after which they collapsed, the agency reported.

The preliminary cause of the incident is a mechanical malfunction of the sailboat.

The collision of the sailing ship "Cuauhtemoc" with the Brooklyn Bridge became known earlier that day. It was reported that there were at least 277 people on board, and the ship itself was making a holiday visit to New York.