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THE National Transportation Safety Board has admitted it hasn’t even boarded the Mexican navy boat that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge or spoken to pilots.
Questions remain about how the trainee sailors rammed into New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge in broad daylight on Saturday, leaving two dead and at least 19 hurt.
Onlookers watched in horror as the towering 300-foot tall masts crumbled as the ship rammed into the bridge while desperate sailors hung on for their lives.
Nearly 300 crewmembers had joined the voyage to celebrate the end of the training by conducting an international trip as they proudly flew the Mexican flag.
But for some reason, the newly certified soldiers appeared to lose control of the engine, and couldn’t stop the boat in time to prevent the crash.
On Monday, the NTSB said they’re working hard to get their hands on timely evidence to determine a cause, but they warned that the investigation could take months.
They gave an updated timeline of the ship’s last moves, and said it was docked in New York City on May 13 around noon.
The ship stayed at port for about three days, and then left at 8:20 pm ET on Saturday down the East River with the assistance of a tug boat.
The sun was setting at the time, and westerly winds were blowing at 10 knots, which is classified as a gentle breeze. The current was flowing at .3 knots toward the bridge.
Michael Graham, an NTSB member, insisted that the Brooklyn Bridge didn’t suffer any structural damages, saying that only a walkway used by surveyors was affected.
The pilot’s attorney addressed the tug boat that was seen floating beside the Cuauhtemoc, and said they’re looking into the pilot’s relationship with the crash.
They confirmed that the tug boat helped the Mexican ship launch from the pier, but weren’t sure what it was doing at the moment of the crash.

