The True Story of the Queen Isabella Causeway Collapse

[Artos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSxRvV8uqvA

Thought some of you might enjoy this story as I've been waiting 20 years for it...happened right after 9/11 & everyone here was wondering why terrorists would attack South Padre Island. We all knew there were fisherman on sight when it collapsed, but never got any sort of follow up or local interviews. Turns out both the fisherman & the three survivors were under a gag order due to 9/11 even though not related??

It is a long interview but very well told with a whole lot of drama & detail....I broke it down into several sits while surfing. The Coast Guard was 10mins away & took 1.5 hours and absolutely failed in their duties, which was really surprising to me all things considered. What these 7 folks went through is probably movie worthy. There is a little bit of everything & think some of you will appreciate the rest of the story. Even a little 'supernatural' for Steyr towards the end.

[flenna]

Thanks, I am going to listen to this podcast during my daily commute. This happened a few years before I moved to the RGV but I heard about it from several friends. I have always been curious about what really happened.

[Artos]

Thanks, I am going to listen to this podcast during my daily commute. This happened a few years before I moved to the RGV but I heard about it from several friends. I have always been curious about what really happened.

Take a quick look at the comments if you get a chance...it's like reading a good book that you can't put down. Didn't think I would listen to it all today.

[Straight Shooter]

Well, I listened & got caught up in this for over 4 hours. WOW.
Never heard of it before your post...extremely intriguing.

[flenna]

I listened today- what an amazing story! The incompetence of some of the government agencies involved are shocking but not surprising. I know where that USCG station is (heck, they stopped me for a safety check right under that bridge) so how it took so long to respond is baffling. And the lady in the water story is intriguing to say the least. I agree, this is movie worthy for sure.

[SteyrAUG]

They got nothing on Tilly Tooter.

She drove off a I-595 overpass, landed in a tree and survived 3 days on rainwater two pieces of hard candy and a stick of gum, she was 83 at the time.

[Disciple]

Well, I listened & got caught up in this for over 4 hours. WOW.

Four hours? The podcast was only about 1:30. Is there more?

[Straight Shooter]

Four hours? The podcast was only about 1:30. Is there more?

Oh yes...first I listened to the podcast..then watched it. Then, they had part 2 with another guy in the rescue boat & his perspective. Then, a river boat Capt. who was involved.
Then...the son of the guy who ran off the bridge in an S10 truck after gunnng it last second to try to make the jump. He crashed into support beams and lived several hours afterwards.
Big, strong dude who owned a few Sonic drive ins...and he actually invented the Lime-Aid drink line. Then another guy...its now like 4-5 parts..ALL with very interesting tales.
The WHOLE STORY is riveting...the barge, the bridge falling, their conversation JUST PRIOR to the collapse, the Coast Gaurd douchebags...the Texas Rangers, Homeland Security..LET ALONE the whole part about "the woman in the water" & all that went along with THAT. I telling you all now...its INSANE!