With Soviet tanks threatening to overrun the German line, one lone Tiger tank and its 20-year-old commander, Franz Staudegger, became an unstoppable force. With his Tiger barely operational, he rushed ...

The vessel moved backward instead of forward, accelerating from 3.3 knots at 8:23 p.m. to 5.1 knots at 8:24 p.m., the report said. It was moving backward at 5.9 knots when it hit the bridge.

The vessel’s main mast has a height of 160 feet, according to the Mexican government. The Brooklyn Bridge has a center clearance of 135 feet, according to New York City’s Department of ...