Aerial shot of the Tasman Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania. Photo taken from a DH Beaver seaplane with the Q2 shooting through the perspex side window. 1/2000th sec at F1.7.
The Tasman bridge crosses the Derwent River. On 5 January 1975, the bridge was struck by a bulk ore carrier. It caused two pylons and a 127 metrel ong section of concrete decking to fall from the bridge and sink the ship. Seven of the ship's crew were killed, and five motorists died when four cars drove over the collapsed sections before the traffic was stopped. It took 10 years for the bridge to be replaced.
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