Witnesses They described terrified the moment they heard howls tear the air as a huge sailing vessel of Mexican Navy crashed into Brooklyn bridge On Saturday night.

As the New York Postpassers -by and visitors to the Brooklyn Bridge Park appear in videos running away from the coast, as the ruthless ship seemed to be threatening to them.

“The ship was crossing the bridge, and there were sailors on the ship; the sails hit the bridge and then people were falling from the sails,” he said. Elijah Westan eyewitness to the shocking accident.

“It was madness. We were standing under the bridge and we all started running. Then I saw people hanging on the sails. Police boats arrived very quickly – about five minutes later. The police then guided the ship to the Manhattan Bridge and started rescuing. It was shocking. “

According to fire authorities and other sources, two people were killed by the incident and injured 17, four of which are in critical condition.

“We were celebrating, saying goodbye and singing,” the 43 -year -old said Ismari romerowho witnessed the incident by Pier 17 in Manhattan, along with her sister and other Mexicans who had gone to welcome the ship’s crew and make them feel at home.

“We were all happy, and they left. And when they arrived at the Brooklyn Bridge, I think they hit the bridge and the top collapsed. We were very scared. Many people were screaming, many were crying. They said “how is this? How can it happen?”

THE Matt tibbittswho was in the ferry from Dumbo to Williamsburg with friends, he strongly remembers the moment he realized that the sailboat would not cross the bridge.

“The world around us used to say ‘this is very tall’ and then you turn around and you see the mast break,” he described.

“It was almost unreal … I saw people make bad falls from the masts.”

The 33 -year -old photographer Aya asan Crown Heights had just completed a wedding proposal photo shoot in Brooklyn’s Bridge Park when she watched the tragedy unfold in front of her.

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” he said, noting that the park was full of tourists who had gathered to see the sunset shortly before the ship was hitting the bridge.

“For a moment I thought the ship could fall on the park, where people were concentrated. I started running, everyone started running … Everyone was shocked and then we saw a lot of police and we heard sirens. I saw people hanging. “

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THE Robert Kwiatkowski He was in the High Tide in the Fulton Ferry area with colleagues when cheers broke out as the impressive ship was passing – but the cheers were quickly turned into screams of terror.

“Everyone at the bar was cheering and was excited because they were so close, and then, suddenly, the masts hit the bottom of the bridge,” he said.

“At that moment we realized that we were witnesses of a tragedy. It was really horrible … I only hope that the rescuers, the Fire Service, all of them, will take care of the people involved properly. “