Sen. Chuck Schumer raised alarm over U.S. Coast Guard operations following a collision between a Mexican naval vessel and the Brooklyn Bridge, resulting in two fatalities. The Cuauhtémoc had drifted due to power loss, injuring 22 others, with 11 critically hurt. Schumer criticized the current administration's impact on Coast Guard capabilities, citing a hiring freeze and the vacancy of key positions. Authorities are probing mechanical failures, while he emphasizes the urgent need for improvements to ensure both national security and public safety in maritime operations.
Schumer stressed that the Coast Guard's recent struggles, worsened by leadership vacancies and a hiring freeze, contribute to unsafe conditions for maritime safety and national security.
He noted that the collision points to a broader issue with traffic control on waterways, exacerbated by the dismissal of key Coast Guard personnel under Trump's administration.
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