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Lessons from Skyway disaster failed to help protect Baltimore bridge
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAfter the Sunshine Skyway bridge was hit by a freighter and collapsed in 1980, new protection...
In light of Baltimore disaster, Paul Tash reflects on Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen Paul Tash, former chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Co., heard the news Tuesday morning...
Thursday marks 44 years since Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thursday marks 44 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster, an event...
Maryland bridge collapse compared to 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn the morning of May 9, 1980, the Summit Venture hit the Skyway Bridge and caused a catastrophic...
44 years later: Thursday marks tragic anniversary of 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
WTVT via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTAMPA, Fla. - Thursday marks 44 years since one of the worst tragedies in Tampa Bay history when the...
Bridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA cargo ship hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Florida's Tampa Bay in 1980, collapsing one span...
Why this devastating collapse could only have happened to a bridge like Baltimore’s
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed in 1980 after a ship rammed into it and caused 34 deaths - Hulton...
How the Baltimore bridge collapse compares to the fall of the Sunshine Skyway
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmericans awoke Tuesday to images from a devastating scene in Baltimore, where a cargo ship rammed overnight into a major bridge, crumpling the road and sending cars into the water. For some ...
On this day 43 years ago 35 people died when a ship struck the Sunshine Skyway bridge
Herald-Tribune· 1 year agoToday is the 43rd anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster. On this day in 1980 the...
‘I was the one who saw the last expression on their face’: Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster...
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The day was May 9, 1980. A distress call from the U.S. Coast Guard...