[CW] Andrea Doria/Stockholm collision – 25 July 1956 (video)

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Flashback in maritime history: Andrea Doria/Stockholm collision – 25 July
1956 (video) https://youtu.be/DYjfSwRIqNQ www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The
Swedish passenger ship Stockholm and the Italian passenger ship Andrea
Doria collided
on the edge of a heavy fog bank off Nantucket on 25 July 1956.
The Andrea Doria sank several hours after the collision, but not before
1,660 passengers and crew were rescued. There were 46 deaths. While the
exact cause of the casualty has never been determined, it appears to have
been a “radar-assisted” collision, with the officers of the watch on both
vessels misinterpreting the radar images and taking the wrong actions.
The wreck of the Andrea Doria has become a popular, though notorious,
destination for deep-sea divers. The Stockholm was rebuilt following the
collision. It has gone through a number of owners and names and sailed for
many years as the cruise ship MV Athena. On 3 December 2008, it was
attacked by pirates while transiting the Gulf of Aden, but was able to
evade the attempted boarding. It is now owned by a UK company and sails as
the MV Astoria.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190324220742/http://www.andreadoria.org/Recollections/Maurstad/Default.htm
I remember my friend Ray Maurstad W3HUV who has quite a story to tell
thanks to the archive.org.

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