At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, the 606-foot Summit Venture crashed into the western span of the bridge during a storm.

A Florida man was rescued by the Coast Guard after his boat capsized on Saturday morning in the vicinity of the Sunshine ...

Friday marked the 45th anniversary of one of the Tampa Bay area's worst tragedies, when a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway ...

The new "Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge" was rebuilt seven years later and features new safety bumpers called "dolphin" ...

A Florida boater was rescued by the Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew on Saturday morning. Officials said the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the 45th anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster, which claimed 35 lives, visitors gathered at the Skyway Memorial at the north end of the bridge to remember those ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - May 9, 1980 is a day that will always be remembered with great sadness along the Suncoast. Especially ...

Federal and state law require harbor pilots to steer ships from southwest of the Sunshine Skyway about 40 miles to Port Tampa Bay. At other Florida ports, harbor pilots typically steer ships just ...