FOX 5 NY's Stephanie Bertini has the latest on the Mexican naval ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Well, we're waiting some new details this afternoon on the investigation into what caused a Mexican Navy ship to hit the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend
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That collision left two crew members dead and several others critically injured
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Fox by Stephanie Bertini is on Pier 36 on the Lower East Side with more details on this
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Stephanie, still just shocking to see that video. Absolutely, Bianca. And you can see right behind me a makeshift memorial for the victims
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And behind that, the ship docked at Pier 36. We're zooming in and we can see NTSB investigators on the ground now
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NTSB is handling this investigation. Mexican authorities are also investigating. The Mexican Navy ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening
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People on all sides of the river saw it happen. Many posting their videos to social media
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Officials say it was a training ship and it was moving in the wrong direction
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when it crashed. Mayor Adams took to social media the day after. He said that the ship
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lost power right before the crash. The vessel was maneuvering turbulent waters at the time
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Two people died and at least 19 others injured Just a few hours ago we heard from an eyewitness who was on the Brooklyn Bridge when it was hit by that ship This morning on Good Day the mayor and fire commissioner addressed
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the incident and the response, which was on both sides of the river. The sound of the metal on
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metal as it was going under the bridge, and you can see the masks or whatever they're called
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breaking from under the bridge. It was really insane. It was headed out to sea, and we don't
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know what happened mechanically that caused it to move in the opposite direction, but from our
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understanding, it was headed out to sea, and that is why it's quite possible that it was a mechanical
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issue that caused it to drift. Our tides are extremely strong. We're in charge of rescuing
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people who need our help. And I think that evening showed great choreography
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We train in the FDNY for events like this all the time
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An NTSB investigation can take months, but we are expecting Bianca to get more information
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this afternoon. A press briefing is set for three o'clock and we're following it, of course
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Back to you inside. All right, Stephanie, thank you for staying on top of that
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