On the evening of 5 January 1975, the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra, travelling up the River Derwent, collided with several pylons of the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, the capital city of Australia's island state of Tasmania. This collision caused a large section of the bridge deck to collapse onto the ship and into the river below.
On the evening of 5 January 1975, the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra, travelling up the River Derwent, collided with several pylons of the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, the capital city of Australia's island state of Tasmania. This collision caused a large section of the bridge deck to collapse onto the ship and into the river below.
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