Senator Chuck Schumer makes appalling claim about Brooklyn Bridge ship crash disaster
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer has called for an investigation into the role he claims Donald Trump’s administration may have played in the Brooklyn Bridge crash.
A Mexican Navy ship with a crew of 277 on board smashed into the iconic New York City structure around 9pm Saturday. Two unidentified crew members were killed after falling from the masts to the ship’s deck.
Democrat Senator Schumer questioned whether cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), contributed to the crash.
‘I have the general sense of a DOGE dysfunction in parts of the Coast Guard,’ Schumer said at his weekly press conference, according to CBS New York.
‘We know that there has been meddling by the Trump administration into the Coast Guard staffing, and now we need to know how this meddling might have impacted the events of last night, from a command, communication and local coordination level.’
In April, DOGE cut $32.7 million from the Coast Guard by eliminating an ‘ineffective IT program’ known as the Logistics Information Management System (CG-LIMS), reported Fox News.
Almost immediately after he took office in January, Trump fired the female leader of the US Coast Guard over concerns about the border and her obsession with DEI policies.
A Mexican Navy ship with a crew of 277 on board smashed into the iconic New York City structure around 9pm Saturday
New York Senator Chuck Schumer (pictured at the Israel Day Parade on Sunday) implied the Trump Administration’s cuts to the Coast Guard could have led to the deadly crash
The Senate Minority Leader implied the Trump Administration’s cuts could have led to the deadly crash and called for an investigation.
‘After being fully briefed on last night’s Brooklyn Bridge accident, one thing is very clear, there are many more questions than answers as to how the accident occurred and whether it could have been prevented,’ Schumer said.
Schumer said the Coast Guard has a system called vehicle traffic service (VTS) that’s similar to how the FAA handles air traffic control, and said it may not have been working at the time of the crash.
‘There are indications that this service called the VTS may not have been fully or adequately functional in light of that hiring freeze,’ he said.
‘We don’t know the answer to that question. We need answers. If this were the case, Brooklyn Bridge accident could be a national harbinger, demanding immediate attention.’
The massive 160-foot-high Cuauhtémoc Training Ship likely suffered a ‘mechanical issue’ before losing power, according to police.
A total of 22 crew members have been reported injured as of Sunday morning, with at least 11 in critical condition, Mexican Navy officials said.
After the tragic incident, Chief Wilson Aramboles with the NYPD Special Operations Bureau said ‘some mechanical issues’ most likely caused the ship to hit the bridge.
Two unidentified crew members were killed after falling from the masts to the ship’s deck
The massive 160-foot-high Cuauhtémoc Training Ship likely suffered a ‘mechanical issue’ before losing power
‘The captain that was maneuvering the ship lost, I guess, power of the ship,’ Aramboles told reporters, while advising that the information was preliminary.
A graphic posted to X appeared to show the massive ship losing power and stalling in the water just before reaching the bridge.
The records show the ship undocking at Seaport in Lower Manhattan around 8.20pm alongside alongside a tugboat. It was then seen rapidly losing control as it started to move backward toward the Brooklyn Brooklyn bridge.
The vessel was then seen drifting toward the Manhattan Bridge before it was saved by NYPD and FDNY boats.
The ship itself was moving in the ‘wrong direction’ when it slammed into the bridge, a senior city official close to the investigation claimed.
