PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (WHDH) — New video has been released of the moment a massive oil tanker hit a New Hampshire bridge.

The time-lapse clip shows the boat break free from its pier Monday and hit the Sarah Long Bridge connecting Portsmouth to Kittery, Maine.

The accident caused serious damage to the bridge.

Officials said it will be closed until engineers can make sure it is okay, and that could take weeks.

The time-lapse clip shows the boat break free from its pier Monday and hit the Sarah Long Bridge connecting Portsmouth to Kittery, Maine.

The accident caused serious damage to the bridge.

Officials said it will be closed until engineers can make sure it is okay, and that could take weeks.

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