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Mexican navy training vessel hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge. (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Wilshire@sh.itjust.works to c/crazyfuckingvideos@lemmy.world
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[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Why is it going backwards?

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm betting they had engine issues and the wind pushed them into the bridge

[–] aramova@infosec.pub 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not the wind.

New Yorkers know, you don't fuck with the tides in the east river.

What I want to know is what the story with the harbor master was. Would have imagined a tug along with them for sure.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 month ago

Right?

No ship that size has the controls for a small space like this.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago

BBC says they had engine failure.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 1 month ago

Probably got away from its moorings and just floating downstream uncontrolled?

[–] _druid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Training doesn't always go well.