Guess Who's to Blame for the Mexican Pirate Ship Smashing Into the Brooklyn Bridge…
More TDS on display.
This article originally appeared on m o d e r n i t y and was republished with permission.
Guest post by @ModernityNews
As we highlighted yesterday, a bizarre accident caused a Mexican Naval vessel to hit the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge while crowds looked on from a pier and traffic drove overhead on the bridge.
Scores of Mexican naval cadets were standing on the masts and rigging of the Cuauhtémoc training ship, as part of a ceremonial tradition during the ship’s departure from New York Harbor.
On tall ships like the Cuauhtémoc, it is customary for sailors, especially cadets, to climb the masts and stand on the yardarms (horizontal beams) when entering or leaving a port. This practice, known as “manning the yards,” serves both ceremonial and training purposes.
It showcases naval discipline, honors the host port, and allows cadets to demonstrate their skills in managing sails and rigging, which are integral to their training on such vessels.
The ship was in New York as part of a global goodwill tour, and the cadets were positioned aloft to perform this traditional display for spectators.
The ship reportedly lost power, causing it to drift under the bridge which was too low for it, resulting in the masts holding the sails snapping and sending cadets, and debris flying.
Many were caught up in the ropes and their own harnesses, left dangling with serious injuries, with two of them tragically dying.
The NTSB announced an immediate investigation to find out what went wrong.
Chuck Schumer, however, wasted no time in attempting to politicize the tragic accident.
Taking to X, the Senate Minority Leader insinuated that the Trump Administration is to blame.
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It reads…
“With the Brooklyn Bridge strike last night: I’m fighting for answers about whether Trump and DOGE have impacted water traffic control. We know they’ve been meddling with U.S. Coast Guard staffing. Trump relieved Admiral Linda Fagan as Commandant of the USCG, and that position is still vacant. And the hiring freeze has limited the ability for the USCG to staff up the Vehicle Traffic Service, that’s their traffic control operation that acts like Air Traffic Control but on water. We need action for our national security, infrastructure protection, and public safety.”
TDS addled Democrats will blame Trump for anything.
Homeland Security responded to the allegations, noting they are entirely false.
It reads…
“Minority Leader Schumer’s accusations that a hiring freeze led to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Services not being adequately staffed are FALSE. The US Coast Guard has been fully supported and been exempt from hiring freezes. Additionally, this incident had nothing to do with Vessel Traffic Services— when a ship loses propulsion in a high current area, the vessel needs to engage all capabilities to stop and ideally tugs are nearby to support. We encourage Minority Leader Schumer to get his facts straight before he misleads the American people.”
The backlash against Schumer was swift:
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These tall ships are living, working works of art. Time machines, in a way. The USCG maintains it's own version of the Cuahtemoc, the USCGC Eagle, which was basically a spoil of war following World War II. It used to be the Horst Wessel, and in certain nooks and crannies of the ship one can still find 'fingerprints' and symbology from its time in the German Fleet. It is operated in almost identical fashion to the Cuahtemoc, sailing all over the world, teaching young US Coast Guard sailors everything from celestial navigation to "how to conduct oneself properly in a foreign port."
There's a great anecdote about some young US Sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence, years ago, crossing paths with the Italian tall ship the "Amerigo Vespucci." Story goes he flashed over a message in morse code asking "What are you?" They flashed a reply back about their designation and name. The sailor responded, "You're the most beautiful ship in the world."
He was not lying. The Vespucci is a sight to see, even when surrounded by other tall ships. The Cuahtemoc, the Eagle, and others that are still sailing are all floating reminders of a global heritage. Very lucky that they will probably be able to repair the Cuahtemoc.