Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Wikipedia
The second incident came on the morning of May 9, 1980, when the freighter MV Summit Venture collided with a support pier near the center of the bridge during a sudden squall, resulting in …
See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster
May 6, 2020 · It was nearly 44 years ago that the storm-blinded freighter Summit Venture crashed into the support columns of the Sunshine Skyway bridge, causing a 1,200-foot span of the …
The Skyway bridge collapsed 40 years ago. Here’s how we’re …
May 8, 2020 · Saturday marks 40 years since the 19,734-ton Summit Venture freighter slammed into the old Skyway bridge. Six cars, a truck and a Greyhound bus plummeted 150 feet into …
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida Fell 40 Years Ago, After a ...
May 9, 2020 · A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway …
‘I was the one who saw the last expression on their face’: Sunshine ...
May 10, 2024 · The 19,734-ton Summit Venture freighter, fighting 60 mph winds with blinding fog and rain, slammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. That’s when a chunk of concrete more …
Tampa Bay (Sunshine Skyway) Bridge Disaster
The ship hit the main pier with a glancing blow causing no damage to the bridge, but then hit the anchor span pier head-on, causing its collapse at 7:33 in the morning.
The day the Sunshine Skyway Bridge plunged into Tampa Bay
On May 9, 1980, the storm-blinded freighter Summit Venture crashed into the support columns of the old Sunshine Skyway bridge, causing a 1,200-foot span of the bridge to collapse into the...
Monday marks 42 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse - WTSP.com
May 9, 2022 · Blinded by the storm, the wind-blown 19,734-ton Summit Venture crashed into a support column of the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge just after 7:30 a.m. The 609-foot ship's …
44 years later: Thursday marks tragic anniversary of 1980 Sunshine ...
May 9, 2024 · A car precariously balanced, just 14 inches short of plummeting 140 feet into Tampa Bay, Florida, after the freighter 'Summit Venture' rammed into the Sunshine Skyway …
Remembering the Skyway Bridge Disaster: 'This Is Not Explainable' - NPR
May 9, 2015 · Thirty-five years ago today, a cargo ship struck the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay. The bridge collapsed and sent cars and a Greyhound bus hurdling into the water …