Andrea
Doria kolliderte med den svenske frakteren Stockholm på natten
25. juli 1956 utenfor Nantucket i USA. Andrea Doria hadde 1706 passasjerer
ombord, og sank på morgenen etter. Godt redningsarbeid og assistanse
fra flere skip forhindret tap av liv, men i koliisjonen omkom 46 personer.
Vraket av flaggskipet til det gamle Italian Line hviler idag på
styrbord side på en dybde av femtiseks til syttifem meter nær
Nantucket bøyen, med babord side som grunneste punkt...
Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish freighter Stockhom in the
night 25. July 1956 outside Nantucket in the USA. Andrea Doria
had 1706 passengers on board, and sank the following morning.
Good rescue work and assistanse from several ships forfended loss
of lives, but in the collision 46 people perished. The wreck of
the old Italian Lines flagship rest today on her starboard side
on a depth of fifty six to seventy five meters near the Nantucket
buoy, with the port side as the shallowest point...
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Underwaterpicture: http://en.wikipedia.org
N 43: 10,13- E 06: 35,75.
More detailed information at:
www.oceanzonedivers.com
Andrea Doria was named after a 16th century prince and admiral, who
defended Genoa against her many enemies. She was extremely luxurious
and was considered to be flagship of the Italian Line.
On the 25th of July 1956 at 23h22, while navigating through a dense
fog under the command of Captain Piero Calamai, she collided the Stockholm,
a Swedish freighter. This disaster has no logical explanation, it
could have and should have been avoided, but the radar readings aboard
the Stockholm were misinterpreted. Although badly damaged with a smashed
bow, she remained afloat. The Andrea Doria suffered a mortal blow;
she started to list immediately as water gushed through a huge hole
in her starboard side. The following radio messages were transmitted
after the collision. At 23h22 (Stockholm) "We have collided with
another ship", 23h35 (Doria), "We are bending impossible
to put lifeboats at sea send immediate assistance" 24h09 (Stockholm)
: "Badly damaged. Full bow crushed, Our n°1 hold filled with
water. We have to stay in our position." Messages continued all
night telling minute by minute accounts of this tragedy.
The arrival of the French liner Ile de France was heaven sent. She
saved most of the wrecked and was kept in memories for that reason.
At 4h30, the last passenger, Robert Hudson was saved by the refueller
Robert E. Hopkins. Eleven hours after the collision, the Andrea Doria
went down. This event was filmed and retransmitted worldwide. Of the
1,706 passengers aboard, 46 where killed, mostly on the initial impact.
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