Semitruck hauling sharks crashes on I-95 in Florida
1 shark killed, 3 others being moved to new truck
Published On: Jun 10 2015 04:47:05 PM EDT Updated On: Jun 11 2015 08:01:58 AM EDT
Semi hauling sharks crashes
BEEN RELEASED. TROOPERS SAY THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THIS CRASH. THERE IS AN UNUSUAL AND DRAMATIC RESCUE ON A CENTRAL FLORIDA HIGHWAY, A SEMI CARRYING FOUR SHARKS CRASHES ON I-95 AND THIS TIED UP TRAFFIC FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE TRUCK WAS HEADING TO A NEW YORK AQUARIUM. ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS DIED. THE OTHERS ARE RECOVERING AT SEA WORLD. HOW ARE THE SHARKS DOING? THIS WAS QUITE THE RECOVERY EFFORT AND IT IS NOT DONE YET. THOSE SHARKS DID SPEND THE NIGHT AT SEA WORLD. THEY ARE STILL HERE. WHILE PLANS FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY TO NEW YORK ARE BEING SORTED OUT. IT WAS AN OPERATION AT A HAD TO BE DONE QUICKLY AND METHODICALLY, MOVING THREE SHARKS FROM ONE SEMI TO THE OTHER AFTER THE FIRST ONE LEFT THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE CRASH HAPPENED AT 2:30 ON I-95 NEAR EDGEWATER. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERS SAY THE BIG RIG BLEW A TIRE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. IS ANYONE INJURED? I DON'T KNOW. THE 64-YEAR-OLD DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS MADE IT OUT FINE, ONE OF THE SHARKS BEING HAULED IN THE TANKS IN THE BACK DID NOT. THE SHARK DIED. WE HAVE WAITING TO HEAR IF IT WAS EJECTED OR IF ITS TANK CRACKED IN THE CRASH. THE SHARKS ON THEIR WAY FROM MARATHON TO AN AAREA CRUMB IN NEW YORK WERE STRANDED MERCHANDISE THE TRAIL FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL SEA WORLD RESCUERS MADE IT TO THE SCESCENE. THE SHARKS WERE ONLY FIVE AND A HALF HOURS INTO THEIR 20 PLUS HOUR JOURNEY TO NEW YORK. THE AQUARIUM DOES TELL US THEY ARE AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ARE KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE DOWN HERE TRYING TO
A 5-foot sandbar shark was killed after a semitruck hauling it to an aquarium in New York was involved in a crash.
[AUDIO: 911 call | VIDEO: Local 6 on scene]
The 18-wheeler was transporting four sharks from Marathon, Florida, to Coney Island, New York, when it crashed just after 2 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 238 in Volusia County.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a tire on the truck, driven by Gerald Barnhart, of Georgia, split open, causing the driver to lose control and crash into trees. The driver and two other passengers were not injured.
SeaWorld rescuers arrived Wednesday evening to remove the surviving sharks from the wreck. A team pulled each sandbar shark into new tanks, where they will spend the night at SeaWorld.
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WCS vice president and director of the New York Aquarium, Jon Forrest Dohlin, released this statement to Local 6:
"A truck transporting four sandbar sharks to the WCS New York Aquarium was involved this afternoon in a weather-related accident on I-95 in Florida. One of the sharks died as a result. Efforts are being made to move the remaining sharks to an appropriate facility near the site of the crash. There has been no report of injury to any person as a result of this incident. We are still receiving details on the status of the animals and situation. We will advise of further details as they become available."
Florida Fish and Wildlife Officials arrived on the scene to make sure the company had permission to transport. Officials said they had the proper permits to do so.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
[AUDIO: 911 call | VIDEO: Local 6 on scene]
The 18-wheeler was transporting four sharks from Marathon, Florida, to Coney Island, New York, when it crashed just after 2 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 238 in Volusia County.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a tire on the truck, driven by Gerald Barnhart, of Georgia, split open, causing the driver to lose control and crash into trees. The driver and two other passengers were not injured.
SeaWorld rescuers arrived Wednesday evening to remove the surviving sharks from the wreck. A team pulled each sandbar shark into new tanks, where they will spend the night at SeaWorld.
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WCS vice president and director of the New York Aquarium, Jon Forrest Dohlin, released this statement to Local 6:
"A truck transporting four sandbar sharks to the WCS New York Aquarium was involved this afternoon in a weather-related accident on I-95 in Florida. One of the sharks died as a result. Efforts are being made to move the remaining sharks to an appropriate facility near the site of the crash. There has been no report of injury to any person as a result of this incident. We are still receiving details on the status of the animals and situation. We will advise of further details as they become available."
Florida Fish and Wildlife Officials arrived on the scene to make sure the company had permission to transport. Officials said they had the proper permits to do so.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
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