Foss 'rocket ship' strikes Kentucky bridge
Friday, January 27, 2012
   An unusual ship that transports rocket components struck a bridge Thursday night in western Kentucky.    The vessel involved in the accident is Foss' Delta Mariner , a 312-foot-long, 8,000-horsepower supply ship that transports space-bound hardware, including the common booster cores, for the Boeing Delta IV rocket program.    The Delta Mariner struck the Eggner Ferry Bridge, which services both U.S. Highway 68 and Kentucky Highway 80, resulting in its collaps...
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