Overview

• The ship completed Sea Acceptance Tests that verified navigation in normal and emergency modes, auxiliary propulsion forward and reverse, external communications links, and the integrity of its sails and rigging.
• Repairs were finished at Caddell Dry Dock and GMD shipyards before the vessel departed New York on September 17 for trials and returned to Pier 86 on September 20.
• Mexican naval authorities said the results were favorable and signaled a return to regular operations, with departure for Mexico expected in early October.
• The May collision with the Brooklyn Bridge left two crew members dead and sidelined the sail-training vessel for four months during repairs.
• Consular officials and naval attachés joined the symbolic trial sail, and the Mexican Consulate in New York plans to assist 176 incoming cadets with logistics before the ship’s departure.