The Mexican Navy ship which crashed into New York's Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend made no distress calls before the accident but called for support instead, Mexico's Navy chief Raymundo Morales said on Tuesday.

Two crew members aboard a Mexican Navy sailing ship died on Saturday night when the vessel drifted into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, smashing its masts and rigging.

The Cuauhtémoc left Acapulco on April 6 on a good-will tour with stops that included New York; Jamaica; Cuba; Barbados; Scotland; Spain; and London, according to the Mexican Navy.