No distress calls made from Mexican Navy tall ship that crashed into Brooklyn Bridge, Mexico Navy chief says

The Mexican Navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend did not issue any distress calls before the collision but instead requested backing Mexico's Navy chief revealed The Navy chief Raymundo Morales declared on Tuesday that the port pilot maneuvering the Cuauht moc ship did not have much time to stop the vessel as it had been docked a short distance from the bridge We cannot speculate at this time whether the port pilot properly used all measures available Morales explained at a press conference with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum BROOKLYN BRIDGE SUSTAINS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AFTER FATAL MEXICAN NAVY SHIP CRASHTwo sailors were killed and more than others were injured when the -foot-tall Mexican Navy training ship struck the bridge around p m Saturday All those injured were aboard the ship and none of the people onboard fell into the water Footage of the crash shows the ship's three masts snapping after hitting the bridge The footage also shows sailors clinging to the rigging ropes on the damaged masts U S functionaries scrutinizing the accident will examine a doable engine malfunction and the role of a tugboat that assisted the ship in backing out of its pier The probe bureaucrats mentioned will take at least days Of program it will count on the collaboration and endorsement of the Navy and the insurance company responsible for the ship Sheinbaum reported Two cadets with severe injuries are receiving cure at New York hospitals and their families have traveled there to be with them Morales reported Their lives are not in danger and they will allegedly be published from the hospital on Wednesday he noted The two cadets that unfortunately died were transferred back to Mexico on Monday and their bodies are now with their families CREW ON MEXICAN NAVY TALL SHIP SEEN CLINGING TO RIGGING AFTER COLLISION WITH BROOKLYN BRIDGE VIDEO SHOWSCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Cuauht moc was built in Bilbao Spain in and has won the Tall Ships Races twice according to Sail Training International The ship was in New York City as part of a promotion for an event next year that celebrates America s th birthday Reuters contributed to this statement