Just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, several onlookers in Brooklyn were enjoying one of New York City’s sunnier days, when they witnessed a Mexican Navy training ship collide hit the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge,

Federal transportation officials have launched an investigation into why a Mexican navy tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge. The collision snapped the vessel’s three masts, killed two crew members and left some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air.

Numerous sailors were positioned among the navy vessel Cuauhtemoc's rigging at the time, video of the incident showed.