Re: Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and injuring sailors

In <[email protected]> Leroy wrote:
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> https://www.wavy.com/news/world/ap-mexican-navy-training-vessel-hits-new-
> yorks-brooklyn-bridge/
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> NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy sailing ship about to leave New York for a
> goodwill tour to Iceland struck the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night,
> snapping its three masts, injuring crew members and leaving some dangling
> from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
>
> New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at least 19 people needed medical
> treatment after the crash, including four with serious injuries, but the
> 142-year-old bridge was spared major damage. The cause of the collision
> was under investigation.
>
> In a scene captured in multiple eyewitness videos, the ship, called the
> Cuauhtemoc, could be seen traveling swiftly toward the bridge near the
> Brooklyn side of the East River. Then, its three masts struck the bridge’s
> main span and snapped, one by one, as the ship kept moving.
>
> Videos showed heavy traffic on the span at the time of the collision.
>
> The vessel, which was flying a giant green, white and red Mexican flag and
> had 277 people aboard, then drifted toward the piers lining the riverbank
> as onlookers scrambled away.

Did they check the ship for drugs?