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Transportation

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  • Wesley MacIntire
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    The M/V Summit Venture crashed into the bridge, sending vehicles into the water and killing 35 on May 9, 1980. Wes MacIntire recounts how he managed to be the only one to make it out of the water alive.
  • University Press of Florida
    On May 9, 1980, the M/V Summit Venture crashed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, sending cars plunging into the water and killing 35.