Mexican navy cadet is first victim to be identified in Brooklyn Bridge ship collision

One of two people who died on the Mexican navy tall ship Cuauht moc which crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night has been identified as a female Mexican Navy cadet from Veracruz according to the state s governor Veracruz Gov Roc o Nahle Garc a identified the cadet as Am rica Yamilet S nchez of Xalapa in an X post Sunday I deeply regret the passing of Veracruz cadet Am rica Yamilet S nchez the governor wrote in a translated post My love sponsorship and solidarity go out to her family My gratitude to the SEMAR mx and my wishes for a speedy recovery for those injured Veracruz is with you S nchez died when the ship described as an academy training vessel ran into the Brooklyn Bridge at about p m NTSB LAUNCHES 'GO-TEAM' OF SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATORS AFTER BROOKLYN BRIDGE STRUCK BY MEXICAN NAVY SHIPThe scene was captured on video by multiple eyewitnesses showing the ship which was flying a large Mexican flag traveling swiftly in reverse toward the bridge near the Brooklyn side of the East River As the bystanders continued to watch the ship s three masts struck the bridge s span and snapped one-by-one as the tall ship continued to push into the bridge Videos captured heavy traffic on the span at the time of the collision though nobody on the bridge was informed injured MASSIVE SAILING VESSEL COLLIDES WITH BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN DRAMATIC NYC CRASH CAUGHT ON CAMERASailors could be seen aloft in the rigging of the damaged masts though remarkably bureaucrats noted nobody fell into the water The Cuauht moc about feet long and feet wide according to the Mexican navy sailed for the first time in The vessel s main mast has a height of feet according to the Mexican regime Each year the Cuauht moc sets out at the end of classes at the naval military school to finish cadets' training This year it left the Mexican port of Acapulco on the Pacific coast on April according to the Mexican navy It arrived in New York City on May when visitors were welcome for several days the Mexican consulate declared The ship was scheduled to visit ports in nations over days of them at sea NTSB SAYS LACK OF 'VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT' BY MARYLAND BUREAUCRATS PRECEDED DEADLY KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSEIt is unclear what caused the ship to veer off syllabus and investigations are being conducted by several agencies including the National Transportation and Safety Board NTSB The Brooklyn Bridge which opened in has a nearly -foot main span supported by two masonry towers More than vehicles and an estimated pedestrians cross every day according to the city s transportation department Its walkway is a major tourist attraction Traffic was halted after the collision but was allowed to resume after an inspection city representatives revealed CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAs midnight approached the broken ship was moved slowly up the East River going under and past the Manhattan Bridge aided by a series of tugboats before docking at a pier Fox News Digital s Danielle Wallace and The Associated Press contributed to this document