NTSB probers Monday said they are investigating a tugboat’s possible role in a Mexican ship’s crash into the Brooklyn Bridge — while adding they have yet to board the foreign craft, much less talk to its crew.
“Part of our investigation will be to look into procedures” involving tug boats in the harbor, agency investigator Brian Young told reporters at the first National Transportation Safety Board briefing since the Saturday night collision that killed two young Mexican sailors.
A local tugboat had been helping to guide the Mexican boat out of port before the tall ship headed to Iceland.
Questions have arisen over whether the tug may have too quickly released the ship, when then barreled in reverse into the span.
Young and NTSB board member Michael Graham cautioned that the investigation is preliminary, noting that the agency is still negotiating with the Mexican government to get access to the ship and the cadets who remain on board.
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