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.   / fascinatinghorror   SOCIAL MEDIA: ► Twitter:   / truehorrortales   ► TikTok:   / 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... ► "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-x... ► "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/2... ► "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... ► "The Skyway Bridge tragedy at 40: The survivor" by Bill DeYoung, published by Catalyst, May 2020. Link: https://stpetecatalyst.com/the-skyway... 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​