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Brooklyn Bridge Tragedy: Legal Reflections on the Cuauhtémoc Sailing Ship Crash
From the perspective of the New York Personal Injury Attorneys at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
On the evening of May 17, 2025, tragedy struck New York Harbor when the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy training vessel, collided with the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge. The crash claimed the lives of two crew members and injured at least 22 others—11 of them critically. For those injured and the families of the deceased, this catastrophic incident raises serious questions of accountability, safety protocols, and legal recourse.
