The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

"On the 9th of May, 1980, early morning travellers on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida found their view of Tampa Bay obstructed by a thick fog..." As always, THANK YOU to all my Patreon patrons: you make this channel possible. https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror SOCIAL MEDIA: ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fascinatinghorror ► Suggestions: [email protected] CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Background 02:30 - The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster 08:08 - The Aftermath MUSIC: ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory SOURCES: ► "See historic photos from the Sunshine Skyway bridge disaster 42 years ago" by Martha Asencio-Rhine, published by the Tampa Bay Times, May 2020. Link: https://www.tampabay.com/news/2020/05/06/the-sunshine-skyway-bridge-plunged-into-tampa-bay-40-years-ago/ ► "John Lerro, 59; Harbor Pilot Haunted by Role in Deadly Bridge Accident" by Myrna Oliver, published by the Los Angeles Times, September 2002. Link: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-09-me-lerro9-story.html ► "40 years after the Skyway bridge disaster, divers can’t forget what they saw underwater" by Gabrielle Calise, published by the Tampa Bay Times, May 2020. Link: https://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2020/05/06/40-years-after-the-skyway-bridge-disaster-divers-cant-forget-what-they-saw-underwater/ ► "The first Skyway bridge opened 66 years ago. It was a triumph. Then came the tragedy" by Gabrielle Calise, published by the Tampa Bay Times, September 2019. Link: https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/09/06/the-first-skyway-bridge-opened-65-years-ago-today-it-was-a-triumph-then-came-the-tragedy/ ► "The Skyway Bridge tragedy at 40: The survivor" by Bill DeYoung, published by Catalyst, May 2020. Link: https://stpetecatalyst.com/the-skyway-tragedy-at-40-the-survivor/ CORRECTIONS: ► At several points during this video, I state that the MV Summit Venture was leaving Tampa Bay when the disaster took place. In fact, it was arriving into Tampa Bay, not leaving. ​​​​​​​#Documentary​​​​ #History​​​​​​​​​ #TrueStories​