The How & Why of The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse - Tampa Bay, Florida May 9, 1980. Rammed by Bulk Cargo Ship MV Summit Venture in a sudden microburst thunderstorm, this tragedy is a prime example of when everything goes wrong... all at once.

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▶Timestamps:
00:00 MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY - COAST GUARD!
01:18 Original Sunshine Skyway Bridge - History & Background
05:45 Bulk Carrier Cargo Ship MV Summit Venture - History & Background
06:51 Previous Collisions With and Near The Skyway Bridge
08:00 Early AM - May 9, 1980 The Summit Venture Prepares To Enter Tampa Bay
08:18 Ship Pilots and Their Role in Harbors, Ports, Bays and Channels
08:46 The Summit Venture's Pilot Boards the Vessel As It's Underway
09:24 The Bulk Carrier Summit Venture Enters Mullet Key Channel
09:55 A Microburst Storm Hits When Nearing The Turn Toward the Bridge Channel
10:13 Buoys and Their Roles in Navigating The Ship Channel
10:47 The Storm Surge's Heavy Rain Blocks The Buoys Radar Return
11:13 Miscommunications Between Pilot and Lookout Crewman on Ship's Bow
11:26 Pilot Orders Turn To Channel Heading - Unaware of Actual Position Due To Storm
11:38 The Skyway Bridge Finally Comes Into View Roughly 500 ft Ahead - Too Late
12:45 Chaos and Disaster as The Western Span Collapses Near Instantly
14:05 Collapse, Storm Surge and Near Zero Visibility Creates Deadly Ongoing Situation
15:22 Initial NTSB and Coast Guard Findings Place Majority of Blame on Pilot, John Lerro
16:18 Other Major Factors & Circumstances at Issue to Blame
17:58 Pilot John Lerro's Collision of Guilt
19:13 NTSB Chairman Issues Follow Up Statement Regarding John Lerro
19:59 What Happened To The Old Skyway Bridge After Collapse?
20:28 The New Sunshine Skyway Bridge and its Differences
21:16 What Happened to the MV Summit Venture After Collapse?
22:11 In Memoriam...

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