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Maneuvering such large, heavy vessels through or around the Hood Canal Bridge incurs great risk of vessel/bridge collision.
Such an incident could damage or destroy the bridge, causing possible loss of life, environmental pollution, and the long-term isolation of communities and businesses on the Peninsula.
Coast Guard records document 1322 bridge/vessel accidents in the U.S. from 1992 through 2001. Including the 5/2/02 Webbers Falls, Oklahoma accident there have been 72 people killed and over 81 million dollars in damage.
The data would seem to indicate the
possibility of an accident occurring every
66 hours somewhere in the U.S.
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