The Cuauhtémoc school ship suffered a mishap with the Brooklyn bridge in New York and resulted in damage, the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) reported.
Through a statement, the Navy stressed that the sailboat personnel and the material that it transports is under review by Naval and American authorities, which provide their full support in the situation.
Given this, the mayor of the city, Eric Adams, informed that two people were serious injuries due to the sail of the sailboat.
What is the Cuauhtémoc school ship?
The Cuauhtémoc school ship is the Mexico Navy School Ship where cadets of the Heroic Naval Military School make their practice trips.
These practices are based on the study of related topics such as:
-Naval Cinematics
-Stronomy
-National and international maritime right
-In naval communications
-Adin administration
These subjects, together with navigation seminars and practices, are an essential part of the professional training of naval cadets.
On the initiative of former president José López Portillo, the Cuauhtémoc sailboat began to be built on July 24, 1981 in the shipyards of Celaya, SA, in Bilbao, Spain, from the stands number 187. The ship has a bricbarca rig, also called Brik-Barca, Bergantín-Barca or simply bar Palos Mayor and ratchet, crab and scandalous candles in Mesana, with 13 knife candles between the sticks), with a total of 2368 square meters of Velamn.
It is the second ship of the Mexico Navy that bears the name of “Cuauhtémoc” and is active.
Cuauhtémoc School Suffering Percance in New York
After the accident, social media users shared videos of the fact. In them, the exact moment in which the Cuauhtémoc school ship fails to pass under the Brooklyn bridge due to its height is highlighted.
In addition, it is observed how the candles of the ship are broken, while the flag of Mexico is waved. Immediately, the boat stopped to check the damage.
In the statement, SEMAR endorsed its commitment to the security of personnel traveling on the sailboat.
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