# The Mexican Navy rams the Brooklyn Bridge {Tall Ship that lost power}

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> [@PatrickLondon](#):
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> Quite a lot, judging by the list on this page:

Quite a few of those are privately owned. I looked and did not find an easy list of _navy_ tall ships but it’s a number of them.

> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> are the sails usually unfurled when they do it?

Doubtful, certainly not in this case. With modern tugs able to put one where it needs to be I would imagine there’s no good reason to set sail until a ship is well clear and certainly not needed in an estuary like the East River.

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