On a quiet night in January 1975, a bulk carrier struck the Tasman Bridge in Hobart.

In seconds, a section of the bridge collapsed into the Derwent River. Cars plunged into the dark. A ship lay broken across the channel. The city was suddenly cut in two.

This is the story of what happened — and what followed.

Not a technical investigation, but a human one:the people driving home,the first rescuers,the divers in the water,and a city waking up to a new reality.

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