‘Holding on for dear life’: Jake Skorheim shocked by Brooklyn Bridge crash
May 20, 2025, 2:00 PM
Sailors work on the yard arms of the Cuauhtémoc, Sunday, May 18, 2025 in New York. The masted Mexican Navy training ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge the night before. (Photo: Yuki Iwamura, AP)
(Photo: Yuki Iwamura, AP)
A Mexican navy training ship, Cuauhtemoc, struck the Brooklyn Bridge while moving in reverse on Saturday, snapping its masts, injuring 22 crew members, and killing two, reported The Associated Press (AP).
“Did you see the pictures of all of the sailors who were still hanging from the broken mast?” Jake Skorheim, co-host of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, said. “They’re hanging from wiring, holding on for dear life. I’m not sure how tall the bridge is, but it must be 100 feet.”
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Jake told Spike O’Neill, the co-host of “Jake and Spike,” that he didn’t understand how tragic the video was until a few hours after the disaster.
The AP stated officials believe a mechanical failure may have caused the ship to lose power. A tugboat was seen nearby during the crash. The Cuauhtemoc had just left a Manhattan pier and was not meant to head toward the bridge.
“Also, this is a training vessel,” Jake said. “So, these are new sailors who may not have realized or understood the situation.”
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