"On the 9th of May, 1980, early morning travellers on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida found their view of Tampa Bay obstructed by a thick fog..."
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Background
02:30 - The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster
08:08 - The Aftermath
MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
SOURCES:
► "See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster 42 years ago" by Martha Asencio-Rhine, published by the Tampa Bay Times, May 2020. Link: https://www.tampabay.com/news/2020/05/06/the-sunshine-skyway-bridge-plunged-into-tampa-bay-40-years-ago/
► "John Lerro, 59; Harbor Pilot Haunted by Role in Deadly Bridge Accident" by Myrna Oliver, published by the Los Angeles Times, September 2002. Link: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-09-me-lerro9-story.html
► "40 years after the Skyway bridge disaster, divers can’t forget what they saw underwater" by Gabrielle Calise, published by the Tampa Bay Times, May 2020. Link: https://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2020/05/06/40-years-after-the-skyway-bridge-disaster-divers-cant-forget-what-they-saw-underwater/
► "The first Skyway bridge opened 66 years ago. It was a triumph. Then came the tragedy" by Gabrielle Calise, published by the Tampa Bay Times, September 2019. Link: https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/09/06/the-first-skyway-bridge-opened-65-years-ago-today-it-was-a-triumph-then-came-the-tragedy/
► "The Skyway Bridge tragedy at 40: The survivor" by Bill DeYoung, published by Catalyst, May 2020. Link: https://stpetecatalyst.com/the-skyway-tragedy-at-40-the-survivor/
CORRECTIONS:
► At several points during this video, I state that the MV Summit Venture was leaving Tampa Bay when the disaster took place. In fact, it was arriving into Tampa Bay, not leaving.
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