Ship Hits New Memorial Bridge
Friday, March 7, 2014 — A 600-foot tanker hit the north pier of the New Memorial Bridge a glancing blow about 5:26 a.m. this morning. According to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, damage to the bridge was superficial. We captured these images from SebecTec’s wonderful PortsmouthWebCam. The NHDOT’s press release is below: Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth-Kittery Struck by Ship At approximately 5:15 AM today (March 7, 2014), a ship struck a pier on the Memorial Bridge that carries US Route 1 between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine. The 600-foot long oil tanker “Seapride” was outbound on the Piscataqua River when it struck a …