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youtube talk you later hello world bob riolla and mike bets are former florida d o't divers

who were in charge of inspecting thousands of florida bridges over the span of their careers

their job was to dive under every bridge

and thoroughly inspect each piling for structural integrity below the waterline. On May 9th of

1980 at 7.38 in the morning, a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay.

A 1400 foot section of the bridge collapsed into the bay, killing 35 people.

And my two guests today, Bob and Mike, were the first divers in the water that day to attempt

to rescue and retrieve any victims of what is now known as one of the worst disasters in Florida's

history. I must warn you, this conversation gets graphic and extremely tense at times.

Without further ado,

please welcome Bob, Riola, and Mike Betts.

All right, we're live. Thanks for coming on, guys. Oh, thanks for having us. It's been a while coming,

and we certainly appreciate the opportunity to tell our side of the story. Yeah, you guys' story

is super fascinating. For the people out there that don't know, could you please just give me

like a brief background, each of you, on to us to like where you came from and what your

background is? Good, Mark. well i uh joined the florida

department transportation in may of 1980 having just served about five years in the navy i was an

underwater photographer diver in the navy and when i got out the um florida's How about listening to the sounds of Istanbul?

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