A massive Mexican navy tall ship making a festive visit to New York slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday — toppling its huge masts into the deck in a horrifying scene that left multiple crew members seriously injured, according to fire officials and sources.
A search and rescue operation was underway to pull people out of the water after one of the towering 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc — which has a crew of 277 — collided with the bridge’s road deck just before 9 p.m., sources told The Post.
Three people are in critical condition, with about a dozen others seriously injured, sources said.
Harrowing footage from the scene showed the high mast slamming the deck of the bridge and crashing dozens of feet below the deck. Other masts then appeared to go down after it.
Terrified onlookers standing under the bridge on the Brooklyn side could be seen bolting from the scene as the vessel headed for the park.
“She’s about to crash,” one startled witness could be heard saying in the footage.
“Oh s–t!”
Victims are being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with those in critical condition being taken to a nearby hospital for additional treatment.
The vessel, built in Spain in 1982, had been in the city as part of a promotion for next year’s Sail4th tall ship event, which celebrates America’s 250th birthday.
It is expected to be one of 30 Class A International Tall Ships that will parade through the Harbor on July 4, 2026.
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