DUMBO, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The National Transportation Safety Board provided some new details after a 300-foot Mexican navy training ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend.

During a Monday afternoon news conference, NTSB officials said the ship's intent was to head down the East River and out to sea after being docked portside at Pier 17.

The ship, known as Cuauhtémoc, moved at 2-3 knots upon leaving the pier with the assistance of a tugboat on Saturday. The current of the East River ultimately carried the ship north, and the Cuauhtémoc eventually collided with the bridge, toppling its three masts all within the span of less than five minutes.

Less than a minute before the Cuauhtemoc training vessel sped backward into the bridge, a radio call went out asking for help fro

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