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SS ''Marine Floridian'' was a 5,700 ton, ocean-going tanker ship. == Early career == (詳細はType T2 tanker SS ''Paoli'' at Sun Shipbuilding in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1944. After service for the War Shipping Administration during World War II, she was acquired by the United States Navy as in 1956 and remained in naval service until she was sold in 1966. ==Collision with bridge== On 24 February 1977, in early daylight hours, the ship collided with a drawbridge in Virginia in a spectacular and costly accident. ''Marine Floridian'' was eastbound, heading downriver under the direction of a James River pilot. As the ship rounded a bend in the channel east of City Point and began the approach to the Benjamin Harrison Bridge, the steering gear malfunctioned, and with the rudder locked, the pilot lost control of the ship. The bridge tender had placed the lift span in the "raised" position in anticipation of the ship's passage, and motorists were sitting in their vehicles behind the warning gates waiting. As the large ship veered off course to the north, the occupants of southbound vehicles waiting on the bridge saw the ship coming directly toward them, and managed to get out of their cars and run to safety before the ship rammed the bridge. The ship missed the open portion and struck part of the fixed span. Four unoccupied vehicles tumbled into the river, and part of the bridge structure collapsed onto the deck of ship, which was wedged under the wreckage of the bridge. The bridge tender, a state employee, was trapped in the control booth located on the raised lift span near the south end. Despite the massive damage, there were no serious injuries. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Marine Floridian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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