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On November 7, 1972, at 9:50 p.m. EST, three sections of the Sidney Lanier Bridge across the Brunswick River in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, collapsed after a cargo ship, the SS African Neptune, struck the bridge. The collapse affected roughly 450 feet (140 m) of the bridge and caused 24 people and ten motor vehicles to fall into the river.
While this collision did not result in any injuries or fatalities, it did cause roughly $1.4 million ($3.8 million in 2023) in damages. [20] In addition to the collisions, by the 1990s, the poor clearance was preventing some larger ships from using the port, while the 20 ships that on average passed through the bridge on a daily basis proved to ...
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Thunder River is a river rapids ride located at two American amusement parks. The first opened in 1980 at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas , which was the first of its kind in the world. The popularity led to other similar installations at various Six Flags theme parks throughout the 1980s.
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Tariffville train accident 15 January – United States – 1878 Tariffville train crash – A rail bridge in Tariffville, Connecticut fails resulting in the train falling into an icy river. 13 are killed and 70 are injured.
A small plane crashed into a Massachusetts river Monday, killing the lone pilot onboard, authorities said. The plane plunged into the Merrimack River near the town of Lawrence at about 2:15 p.m ...
While a conductor attempted to telegraph for help in nearby Hermann, the rain storm had disabled the telegraph lines and first word of the disaster did not reach St. Louis until 8 p.m., some 7 hours after the bridge's collapse. [5] Some reports say the telegraph was out of service due to bad weather; others say the line had no telegraph. [2]