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A world shipping association says there were at least 35 major bridge collapses worldwide from 1960 to 2015 due to ship or barge collision with a total of more than

 For observers who have been in shipping long enough, Wednesday's disastrous bridge collapse in Baltimore brought to mind lessons learned in 1980,...

The search continues for 6 construction workers missing since Baltimore's Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed overnight, but the workers' employer says he believes they did not survive. The city, meanwhile, is under a state of emergency.

The massive container ship that collided with Baltimore’s iconic Francis Scott Key bridge early Tuesday is the latest example of a vessel coming in contact with a span.

The devastating collapse of a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore is the latest tragedy in a woeful history of bridge collapses. From 1960 to 2015,...

On May 9, 1980, 35 people were killed when a 19,734-ton Summit Venture freighter ship slammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Only one person survived: A man named Wesley MacIntire.

The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is shocking—but not unprecedented

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge this week spurred recollections of the 1980 Sunshine Skyway tragedy.

The recent disaster in Baltimore shows that older infrastructure is vulnerable. The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston Harbor, instead, is well-protected.

On Tuesday the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore crumbled into the water after being struck by a ship, much like bridges in Georgia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, which met the same fate.