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The first incident was on the night of January 28, 1980, when the United States Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn collided with the tanker Capricorn in the western approach to the bridge, resulting in the sinking of the cutter with the loss of 23 crew members in the worst peacetime disaster in the history of the US Coast Guard.
- 1,200 ft (366 m)
- 4.14 mi (6.7 km)
- April 20, 1987; 36 years ago
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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 choppy waters of...
- gcalise@tampabay.com
- Culture, Music And Nostalgia Reporter
May 6, 2020 · On May 9, 1980, a freighter struck the bridge, killing 35 people in one of the worst disasters in Tampa Bay history. Richard Hornbuckle's car rests where it skidded to a stop just14 inches from...
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- Photo Director, Projects & Features
2 days ago · Of all the great stories about the Skyway Bridge disaster my favorite is the one written by Gene Miller. Miller was in Tampa that day in 1980 on another assignment and managed to find the driver ...
1 day ago · Baltimore bridge collapse rekindles Skyway memories for Tampa Bay area residents. Joe Kolodziej Sr. stands at the very edge of the Sunshine Skyway bridge after a cargo ship crashed into it and collapsed a section. Kolodziej wore a harness as his tow truck pulled the Buick to safety. The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge spurred ...
1 day ago · Dick Hornbuckle's yellow 1976 Buick Skylark sits stopped 14 inches from disaster at the edge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. (Jackie Green/AP) Cynthia Zahnow was eating breakfast in her college’s ...
2 days ago · Tuesday's Baltimore bridge collapse may remind many Floridians of a similar disaster that happened decades ago in the Tampa area. On May 9, 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter got lost in ...