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VIDEO: Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc slams into Brooklyn Bridge

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This morning, the Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc remained docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan after a deadly incident Saturday night in which horrified onlookers saw it plow under the Brooklyn Bridge,

Written by Nick Blenkey
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Cuauhtémoc after the accident

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This morning, the Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc remained docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan after a deadly incident Saturday night in which horrified onlookers saw it plow under the Brooklyn Bridge, snapping off the tops of its three masts, one after another, sending two crew members falling to their deaths and injuring 19 others.

FULL VIDEO: Footage shows everything leading up to the boat crash at the Brooklyn Bridge — wild moment caught from start to impact!#BrooklynBridge#BoatCrashpic.twitter.com/u5m2ei9dcl

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“To put it mildly, after being fully briefed on last night’s Brooklyn Bridge accident, one thing is very clear: There are many more questions than answers as to how the accident occurred and whether it could have been prevented,” the New York Times reports Senator Chuck Schumer as saying, during a news conference on Sunday..

The two crew members who died

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