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The twin-engine boat hit the bridge “at a high rate of speed” around 2 .m. ... A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy speaks to people on a sinking boat that crashed into a Florida Keys ...
Monroe County paramedics flew three people, including a child, to mainland hospitals after the fast-moving boat they were on crashed into a bridge in the Florida Keys early Monday morning ...
Two shattering boat crashes, more than a year and 100 miles apart in South Florida, share compelling similarities. But the resulting investigations produced dramatically different criminal charges.
Within seconds of the collision, the bridge broke apart in several places, [68] leaving sections protruding from the water and the roadway's approaches cut off. [66] The main span fell onto the ship's bow and a section of it came to rest there. [57] [69] The bridge strike and partial collapse were recorded on video. [70] [71]
The bridge carries the Florida Keys aqueduct, supplying water to points west, as well as fiber optic cables, providing telecommunications to and from the lower Keys. [5] Each April, the bridge is closed for about 2.5 hours on a Saturday for the Seven Mile Bridge Run that commemorates the Florida Keys bridge rebuilding project.
On 1 May, skipper Sheldon decided that they would make a stop at one of the Florida Keys to refuel. Shortly after 8:30 am on 2 May 1961 the Albatross was hit by a sudden squall about 125 miles (200 km) west of the Dry Tortugas. She heeled over suddenly and sank almost instantly, taking with her Alice Sheldon, the ship's cook George Ptacnik, and ...
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