Huge Mexican Navy training ship with 200 people on board collides with Brooklyn Bridge

A Mexican navy tall sailing ship reportedly hit the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, May 17. A search and rescue operation is currently underway to help people out of the waters. The ship was carrying 200 people on board.

One of the 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc struck the bridge before 9 pm, sources told the New York Post. Victims are now being transported to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

People in critical condition will be rushed to the hospital for more treatment. According to the outlet, many are wounded, and two people are in critical condition.

Shocking videos of the incident have surfaced on social media, showing the high mast slamming the deck of the bridge as horrified onlookers watched. The vessel was built in Spain in 1982.

The ship is owned by the Mexican Navy, which labelled the incident a mass casualty event, sources reported.

The ship is called the ARM Cuauhtemoc, and it was reportedly a Mexican Navy training vessel. However, it is unclear why the ship was on a trip down the East River at the time of the incident.