Authorities said the Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc, used for sail training and goodwill tours to other nations, lost power just before crashing into the bridge at about 8:20 p.m. ET.

The 4,182-passenger Ovation of the Seas is the first Royal Caribbean Quantum Class ship based in Los Angeles — and also the largest ship ever to sail out of that port based on capacity. (At 168,666 ...