Photos: Maritime accidents in Florida and the Caribbean
With Florida's many ports, its booming cruise ship industry and recreational boating activities, it's not uncommon for accidents to happen. Here are some of the area's most well known and headline-making maritime accidents.
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1980: Freighter rams into Sunshine Skyway Bridge; drivers plunge to their death
On May 9, 1980, a 600-foot freighter named the Summit Venture became engulfed in a violent storm, veered out of the channel and knocked down a section of the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge's southbound span, sending 35 people to their deaths. The new Skyway was designed to prevent this type of accident from happening again.
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