And then it picked up speed, still traveling stern-first, before its masts slammed into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge. The crash on May 17 killed two crew members and injured 19 people.

The Mexican navy tall ship that smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May was inexplicably sailing backwards — and picked up speed — before the fatal collision, according to officials.

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While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not yet determined the cause of the collision, the agency's preliminary report sheds new light on the events leading up to it.

Moments later, the upper section of all three of the ship's masts collided with the span of the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time of impact, the ship was moving backward at 6.7 mph, according to the NTSB.