MV Summit Venture with Sunshine Skyway Bridge wreckage on deck
| Title: | MV Summit Venture with Sunshine Skyway Bridge wreckage on deck. |
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| Name(s): |
Unknown, creator Unknown, contributor St. Pete Beach Public Library, contributor |
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| Physical Form: | Photograph | |
| Extent: | 3 x 5 in. | |
| Physical description: | Archival TIFF; Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; 300dpi; 24bit color; RGB; 14.0 MB (14,782,593 bytes); No compression | |
| Abstract/Description: | MV Summit Venture with Sunshine Skyway Bridge wreckage on deck. The freighter MV Summit Venture collided with a support column during a blinding thunderstorm, sending over 1,200 feet of the bridge plummeting into Tampa Bay. The collision caused six cars, a truck, and a Greyhound bus to fall 150 feet into the water, killing 35 people. | |
| Identifier(s): | Migrated From: 1p15989coll10/id/24 (uri) | |
| Subject(s): |
Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Fla,) Tampa Bay (Fla.) Tampa Bay (Fla.)--Bridges Bridge Accident Victims--United States Boating accidents Freighters Automobile accidents Automobile. St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida |
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| Restrictions on Access: |
This photograph is available for scholarly and research use only. Ownership is retained by the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum. Permission for use must be given by the owner. |
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