The Mexican navy ship Cuauhtemoc, which struck the Brooklyn Bridge May 17, will be towed from Manhattan to Brooklyn on Friday morning closing the East River to ship traffic

The U.S. Coast Guard set up a “safety zone” in the East River Friday morning so the ARM Cuauhtémoc could be slowly towed to its new berth, city Office of Emergency Management officials

The Mexican Navy ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors and injuring about two dozen others aboard last month, was being moved Friday across the East River so it could be repaired.