Kemp, who was on the bow, saw the bridge and thought shit, I'm going (to go) backwards. But Kemp was told over the ship's PA, turn around, go forward, drop the anchor. He turned and obeyed, he went forward, he dropped out (the anchor) and it went down immediately, Lewis says. But of course it was too late, and the ship hit the bridge and came down on top of him.
The collision had fatal consequences for seven crew including Kemp who was awarded a posthumous bravery award and five people in four cars that plunged from the bridge.
Frank Manley, now 94, remembers driving towards the bridge when he saw its lights go out, but he had no idea that three unsupported sections, spanning 127 metres, had just tumbled.
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