Mexico in mourning has killed navy cadets

The Mexicans mourn the death of two young navy cadets who were killed on Saturday when the arm of the Cuauhtemoc ship’s branch crashed on the Brooklyn bridge.

American Sánchez, 20, and Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, were among the 277 crew members aboard the Mexican navy sailboat when his three masts broke as they hit the bridge.

According to the Mexican media, Sánchez was one of the cadets held above the masts at the time of the accident.

Twenty-two other crew members were injured, three of whom are critically, said the Mexican navy.

The Mexican Navy Commander, Admiral Pedro Raymundo Morales, said that all crew members well to travel would soon be brought back to their country of origin.

The body of American Sánchez should be transferred to the naval academy in its original state, Veracruz later on Monday.

His mother, Rocío Hernández, described the 20 -year -old cadet as “an exemplary girl” who was “a devoted student” aimed at becoming a naval engineer.

Standing in front of an impromptu altar decorated with flowers and photos of American Sánchez disguised for his “Quincañera”, the party marking her 15th anniversary, Mme Hernández paid tribute to her daughter.

“She was a warrior, a soldier who did not abandon, who has always fought for his goals,” she said, adding that her daughter only left her until her diploma.

“They [the Navy] will organize a private ceremony in her honor at the Veracruz Naval Academy for her, then I will bring her home, “said Hernández, thanking all the parents, friends and teachers of her daughter, whom she asked” to remember her [América] with affection “.

In San Mateo Del Mar, a coastal city of the State of Oaxaca, friends and relatives of Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos also paid tribute after the young cadet was confirmed as the second fatal victim of the accident.

His friends told local media that the 23 -year -old had always dreamed of following his father’s footsteps and becoming a sailor.

Being on board the Cuauhtémoc, also known as “Knight of the Seas”, had been his greatest wish, they recalled.

“The sea saw him born and the sea was a witness to his death”, “a media friend, adding that” we all know him remember it as a model of intelligent youth “.

The investigation into how the accident occurred is still underway.

New York police officials said he seemed that the Cuauhtémoc had lost power when he left New York Harbor and was dragged to the Brooklyn bridge by the current.

Its three masts, measuring more than 48 m, struck the base of the bridge, which – according to the website of the New York Transport Department – has only 41.1 m clearance.

The three masts collapsed and video sequences taken by passers -by show that some of the crew members who were swinging construction sites and sails.

The secretary of the Mexican navy Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles said in a statement that the results of any survey would be followed with “transparency and total responsibility”.

The Cuauhtémoc left Acapulco, Mexico, on April 6 during a tour which included stops in New York and Aberdeen, Scotland, for the race of the city of the city in July.