Two people are dead after a Mexican Navy training vessel struck the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, snapping the ship's three masts and leaving some crew members hanging high above the water waiting for rescuers to arrive.

A Mexican Navy ship struck New York's Brooklyn Bridge Saturday, killing a sailor and a naval cadet and injuring others.The big picture: Of the 277 on board the Cuauhtémoc, 19 were injured, said Mayor Eric Adams in a social media post shared shortly after midnight Sunday.

A Mexican Navy sailing ship festooned with lights and a giant flag crashed into the landmark Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, shearing the top of its masts, killing two people and injuring several others,