Overview

• The Mexican Navy says the vessel completed shipyard repairs in New York and passed verification of steering in normal and emergency modes, communications, auxiliary propulsion, and sail rig integrity.
• The barque has been berthed at Manhattan’s Pier 86 since September 20 for public visits and final preparations for the voyage home.
• The departure will carry a new training cohort reported as 171 cadets and three officers who arrived in New York to join the ship.
• The May 17 collision with the base of the Brooklyn Bridge left two cadets dead and about 20 injured and broke three masts, prompting months of work at Caddell Dry Dock and GMD.
• The itinerary begins with a return to Mexico, with initial calls planned for Veracruz and then Cozumel.