Baltimore's Key Bridge was struck by a container ship early Tuesday, causing it to collapse. Rescuers were searching for at least seven people in the water.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore gave Florida residents frightening flashbacks to another disaster: On May 9, 1980, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed after being hit by a freighter in one of the worst tragedies in the area's history.The M/V Summit Venture freighter collided with a support beam on the Skyway Bridge, connecting Lower Tampa Bay to St. Pete, sending a 1,200-foot section of the road into the water below.
Several vehicles were on the bridge at the time, including one the size of a tractor-trailer truck.The cargo ship crashed into one of the bridge's supports, causing the structure to snap and buckle at several points and tumble into the water in a matter of seconds — a shocking spectacle that was captured on video and posted on social media.The ship caught fire, and thick, black smoke billowed out of it.
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