New video shows onlooker unaware Mexican ship about to crash into Brooklyn Bridge

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A new video shared to social media shows a woman striking a pose seconds before the deadly Mexican ship crash in New York City last week.

The 30-second clip, shared Monday by the account @CaudilloXIV on X, captured the onlooker smiling while she stood along a railing on the water’s edge on May 17.

She appeared to say, “So cool,” as the ship passed by.

The tall ship Cuauhtemoc, a navy training vessel for officers, cadets, petty officers and sailors, is seen just metres away as it quickly approached the Brooklyn Bridge.

The unidentified woman, wearing a white dress, is then seen turning around and pointing at the vessel as it scrapes underneath the bridge, killing two people and injuring 19 others.

While people in the area begin to scream, the person shooting the footage grabs the camera as they and others move quickly away from the crash.

The video ends with sailors seen holding on to the ship’s rigging.

Authorities identified Adal Jair Maldonado Marcos, 23, and America Yamilet Sanchez, 20, as the victims of the fatal crash.

The New York Post, citing officials, reported the ship set sail less than five minutes before striking the bridge.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said a distress was sent out 45 seconds before the deadly collision.

“We will look at the status of engine, we’ll look at any failures, we’ll look for engine inspections, and we’ll talk to the crew on what may have possibly occurred with the engine,” said Brian Young, a marine accident investigator for the NTSB, reports CBS News.

“We are going to be accessing all of the different electronic data to determine at what point the vessel began accelerating.”