New York City residents witness plenty of shocking events in the city that never sleeps, but the fatal crash of a Mexican Navy ship into the historic Brooklyn Bridge has left even the most hardened New Yorkers a bit stunned.
The ship’s captain lost control due to a mechanical issue, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, causing the naval training ship’s tall masts to hit the bottom of the 142-year-old bridge connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Of the 277 naval crew and cadets aboard at the time of the crash, two were killed and another 22 were injured…