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AzTired64

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32. Mexican Navy

Reply to k_buddy762 (Reply #30)

Sun May 18, 2025, 12:39 PM

10 hrs ago

Anyone know if the Mexican Navy has an Admirals Mast as opposed to a Captain's Mast?

Someone's military career has come to a crashing(no pun intended) and rather undignified end.

Being Army, what I know about these types of vessels, there are a source of pride for their specific Navies.

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Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge [View all] Polybius Yesterday OP

Countdown till Trump declares this an act of war by Mexico SledDriver Yesterday #1

Gawd, I hope trump doesn't declare war on Mexico. Watching on news, tops of the masts broke off. The bridge appears OK. Silent Type Yesterday #2

He'll probably settle for having the crew arrested generalbetrayus 23 hrs ago #5

No joke. I sure hope we have proper guidelines for handling a ceremonial foreign ship. Silent Type 23 hrs ago #9

We don't need no stinking SCantiGOP 22 hrs ago #16

Rigging is heavy BidenRocks 23 hrs ago #3

The ship was damaged? How about the bridge? nt babylonsister 23 hrs ago #4

Orange Julius Caesar will increase the tariffs on Mexican goods generalbetrayus 23 hrs ago #8

That's exactly what he will do ribrepin 22 hrs ago #18

It's still standing. I'm sure there is some damage, but could be minor. It was like the top 1/5th of masts. Silent Type 23 hrs ago #11

Initial reports on FB said the GP6971 23 hrs ago #6

Fascinating PJMcK 23 hrs ago #7

I believe the ship lost power -- I don't think the skipper intentionally tried to sail under the bridge. LauraInLA 9 hrs ago #33

You're correct PJMcK 3 hrs ago #36

Sal is talking about it on What's Going on with Shipping on Youtube. bluedigger 23 hrs ago #10

Shocking how the captain didn't estimate the height of the masts.... wolfie001 23 hrs ago #12

I believe the ship lost power or something and the skipper couldn't control it. LauraInLA 9 hrs ago #34

Thank you wolfie001 8 hrs ago #35

Scary FelineOverlord 23 hrs ago #13

Stuck in reverse RoseTrellis 14 hrs ago #24

More video FelineOverlord 23 hrs ago #14

Beautiful tall mast ship. So sorry to hear AllyCat 23 hrs ago #15

Sorry about the source canetoad 22 hrs ago #17

MAGAs: "Remember the Brooklyn Bridge!" C Moon 21 hrs ago #19

Yeah, trump is probably still coming in his pants over this. (nt) Paladin 14 hrs ago #26

AP: Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and killing 2 crew members riversedge 20 hrs ago #20

Oh no Kali 10 hrs ago #31

I hear the ship lost power prior to impact. BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #21

🚨 A Mexican Navy training ship, the Cuauhtmoc, built in Spain in 1982, crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge riversedge 20 hrs ago #22

Someone dropped the ball... GiqueCee 15 hrs ago #23

I trim my trees before I drive under the Brooklyn Bridge. 🙂 Wonder Why 14 hrs ago #25

Two dead as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge Eugene 13 hrs ago #27

Let's dispel the notion the ship was trying to sail under the bridge. They weren't and wouldn't. Drum 12 hrs ago #28

Mexico is like here's payment for your border wall, take that IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #29

Sabotage. k_buddy762 11 hrs ago #30

Mexican Navy AzTired64 10 hrs ago #32