Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.1230916346
EAN num: 9781592282876
ISBN number: 1592282873
Label: The Lyons Press
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: August 01, 2004
Publishing house: The Lyons Press
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How the Stockholm and the Andrea Doria met in one of history's deadliest collisions.
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This was a very good book. I had not known much about the accident so I purchased the book to find out more. I was surprised at how many survived and how the accident actually happened. I would read it again.
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Mr. Moscow's skill in reportage is outstanding. His chronological account of the Andrea Doria tragedy is compelling, with a good balance of human and technical accounts. In 1959, it was the bible of the Andrea Doria-Stockholm collision. When I very first read it years ago, I believed Mr. Moscow's explanations.
Since then, new information of what really happened on July 25-26, 1956, has been studied via technology. I wish that the most recent edition of Collision Course had reviewed some of this new evidence. As an eyewitness to the historic event, and having survived it along with my family, I have researched much of the information available to nautical scientists, maritime lawyers, and survivors. Armed with the data which reveals the truth about the tragedy, I know longer believe previous explanations about what caused the collision. Nevertheless, this book makes for an interesting read because it is skillfully written.
Pierette Domenica Simpson
Author of ALIVE ON THE ANDREA DORIA! The Greatest Sea Rescue in History
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Around midnight on the night of July 25, 1956, the Italian ocean liner "Andrea Doria" was struck by the Swedish-American liner "Stockholm" in heavy fog off Nantucket Island, sinking the subsequent day. In one of the most dramatic rescue operations at sea, over 1,600 passengers were saved (52 died) as three nearby ships responded to the disaster. A true luxury liner, the "Andrea Doria" was on its 51st voyage to New York from Italy when the "Stockholm" struck her starboard side, slicing it open and losing her own bow in the process. The "Doria" listed dangerously on her side, but didn't go down immediately. SOSes were responded to by the "William H. Thomas," the "Cape Ann," and the outward-bound "Ile de France," which came onto the scene with all her lights blazing, giving hope to the floundering "Doria" passengers.
This is the second edition of this book, and Moscow has added a chapter on salvage attempts of the "Doria." At very first it was hoped the ship could be raised, but it seemed too big and heavy for that. But many of the passengers aboard the ship were very wealthy, and much had been made of the valuable jewelry and other precious items that now rested in 225 feet of water. With new diving techniques and equipment, divers have been able to survey the wreckage in person and recover numerous items.
The accident went to trial, of course, to determine liability, but before it could be completed, both parties settled out of court. Moscow recounts the story with clarity and balance; like the journalist that he was he informs the reader and does not try to amaze us with hyperbole or purple prose. The book retains a power, therefore, based on the facts of the event and not the author's imagination or bias. Credible and informative - well done.
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I READ THIS BBOOK BECAUSE I AM A CREW'member son and I FIND THIS BBOOK VERY REALY HAVE YOU AN ITALIAN EDITION?
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I READ THIS BBOOK BECAUSE I AM A CREW'member son and I FIND THIS BBOOK VERY REALY HAVE YOU AN ITALIAN EDITION?
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