My understanding is that of course they can't get under that bridge. That was not the plan. If you notice, the ship is backwards. They intended to head out after getting of the dock. Something went wrong mechanically. It was not a complete power failure because the lights were on. There is some speculation that the engine was stuck in reverse and they could not disengage it. The current through the East River there is also pretty strong. The stern also looks like it grounded just past the bridge. I hope they have gotten the sailors off those masts. Thank goodness they were harnessed. They were dangling.