Remembering the terror of the Skyway Bridge Disaster

On May 9, 1980, a terrifying mayday call was received by the Coast Guard. One span of the Skyway Bridge was down after a ship collided with the span. Cars were in the water and emergency crews raced to the scene. Produced by Tiffany Tompkins/The Bradenton Herald Read more here: https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article210929824.html More from The Bradenton Herald:  Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2OqMu7r Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradentonHerald Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BradentonHeraldNews Website: https://www.bradenton.com/ Digital news subscription: http://bit.ly/2TAH4aP