A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years.

Scores of New Yorkers and tourists watched in horror as the masts of the ship slammed into the bridge and crumbled onto the boat and water.

A Mexican Navy training ship lost power and collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two Mexican Seamen. Strong currents, ...

A Mexican Navy tall ship called the Armada de la República Mexicana (ARM) Cuauhtémoc struck the Brooklyn Bridge at about ...