An NYPD boat approached the ship at a 90-degree angle and shouted:
“Open the doors!”
It was surreal watching it all unfold—an event that felt so avoidable spiral into a rescue and recovery operation in one of the busiest urban harbors in the world.
#Cuauhtémoc #BrooklynBridgeCollision
9/10

Then came the full emergency response.
Buoys were thrown into the water—it looked like rescue attempts.
An NYPD boat sped up and down the river with flashing lights.
A helicopter and drone hovered overhead. Sirens were blaring on both sides of the river.
#Cuauhtémoc #BrooklynBridgeCollision
8/10

It was on a straight path toward the Brooklyn Bridge and making no indication it would stop.
I told my sister: “This doesn’t look right.”
I kayak the East River. After the Brooklyn Bridge many more would swiftly be approaching. The vessel wasn’t slowing.
#Cuauhtémoc #BrooklynBridgeCollision
4/10

Before the impact I was helping my sister find a cab—she’d missed the 8:17 ferry.
The ship had crossed the East River from the Manhattan side and was blasting music.
According to reports, they might have lost power at this point—but music was still BLARING
#Cuauhtémoc #BrooklynBridgeCollision
3/10

You might want to sit down for this.

Last night, I saw the Cuauhtémoc—a tall ship from Mexico—collide with the Brooklyn Bridge.

Not graze. Collide.

And I caught it on video. It was loud, surreal, and entirely preventable.
#Cuauhtémoc #BrooklynBridgeCollision #BrooklynBridge #nycshipcollision
2/10