NEW YORK (WABC) -- The disabled Mexican ship that hit the Brooklyn Bridge was towed from Pier 36 to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Friday morning.

The East River was closed to maritime traffic in both directions between the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges as the ship was towed.

Crowds watched in horror Saturday, May 17 when the Mexican Navy ship crashed into the bridge.

The crash left two people dead and injured several others on the ship. No one on the bridge was injured.

The people who perished were identified as Cadet América Yamilet Sánchez and Sailor Adal Jair Marcos.

U.S. investigators laid out a timeline last month showing the Cuauhtemoc was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts crashed into the historic span, and radio calls indicating it was in distress went out o

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