India, May 18 -- Cuauhtemoc, a Mexican Navy academy training ship, collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan on Saturday. Videos captured the vessel-flying a massive green, white, and red Mexican flag-scraping beneath the bridge. Several people have reportedly been injured, and a search and rescue operation is currently underway.

"The Secretary of the Navy renews its commitment to the safety of personnel, transparency in its operations and excellent training for future officers of the Mexican Armada," Mexican navy said in Spanish.

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