Photo by Roger Bultot
The damaged Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc has been docked at Pier 36 since its fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on May 17.
Early tomorrow morning, the New York City Emergency Management Department will coordinate a multi-agency operation to tow the ship from Pier 36 to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs.
Per the media advisory:
This will be a tightly coordinated marine movement involving the United States Coast Guard, NYPD Harbor, NYC Mayor's Office of International Affairs, NYC Economic Development Corporation, NYC Ferry, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Government of Mexico, and private ferry and salvage partners.
The East River will be closed between the Williamsburg Bridge and Manhattan Bridge from 6:45-8 a.m. Ferry service will be disrupted during this time, officials said.
Two Mexican Navy cadets, América Sánchez, 20, and Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, died, and 19 others were injured when the Cuauhtémoc struck the Brooklyn Bridge; 277 people were aboard at the time.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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