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1. Requiescat in pace.

Sun May 18, 2025, 09:53 AM

May 18

The ship's masts were 158 ft, and the bridge center is 135??? Why was it even that close?

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Two dead as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge [View all] Eugene May 18 OP

Requiescat in pace. niyad May 18 #1

Why were people on the masts? underpants May 18 #2

I hope there are some answers soon. niyad May 18 #3

tradition Eugene May 18 #9

I should've known that underpants May 18 #17

Engine failure of some sort.... Hope22 May 18 #4

I agree. MacDo May 18 #6

Every air pilot I've ever talked to says, don't plan for IF underpants May 18 #15

Yes. It's a sad story. Hope22 May 18 #21

Mexico has a navy? k_buddy762 May 18 #5

Well k_buddy762 May 18 #12

Why would a costal nation not have a navy? obamanut2012 May 18 #13

Great question k_buddy762 May 18 #14

I'm thinking it's an "isthmus", but "peninsula" is easier to say; plus ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 18 #18

Yes it is an isthmus 👍 underpants May 18 #20

Here's a link EndlessWire May 18 #7

Video of crash Demovictory9 May 18 #10

They weren't supposed to head toward the Brooklyn bridge debsy May 18 #11