Delta Mariner: takes out two sections of bridge

The Delta Mariner was traveling on the Tennessee River on its typical route from Decatur, Ala., to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when it was unable to pass under shorter spans of the bridge and collided with the structure. The 312-foot, 8,400-ton Delta Mariner hauls rocket parts for the Delta and Atlas systems to launch stations in Florida and California, according to a statement from United Launch Alliance, which builds the rocket parts in Alabama. The ship's typical route to Florida takes it along the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers, then onto the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and on to Florida's east coast,

9198501 DELTA MARINER WCZ7837 Ro-Ro 3950 2000 Vessel type: Ro-ro Cargo Gross tonnage: 8,679 tons Summer DWT: 3,950 tons Length: 95 m Beam: 17 m Draught: 4.3 m Class society: American Bureau Of Shipping Build year: 2000 Builder*: Vt Halter Marine Moss Point Moss Point Ms, U.s.a. Owner: Saltchuk Resources Seattle Wa, U.s.a. Manager: Foss Maritime Seattle Wa, U.s.a.