Andrea Doria
Now THIS is lugubrious and downright eerie - a commemoration for the survivors and, certainly, the ones who perished on the Andrea Doria, on this day 50 years ago, was postponed and rescheduled because a diver and researcher actually DIED HIMSELF earlier this month while going under the water to visit the shipwreck of the legendary Andrea Doria (only the Titanic and the Lusitania top it, in my estimation)
Plans for the commemoration shifted after July 8, when Andrea Doria researcher David A. Bright died after diving into the wreck. Bright was the 14th person to die following a dive to the shipwreck, which is said to be 250 feet below the surface.
Still, today, remember the Maine - and the Andrea Doria.
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posted by Luminous (\ô/) Luciano™ @ 9:41 AM
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Survivors commemorate Andrea Doria
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 21 (UPI) --
Survivors from the capsizing of the Andrea Doria off the Massachusetts coast in 1956, gathered recently in White Plains, N.Y., to commemorate their rescue.
The White Plains Journal reported that the incident, in which 2,000 were saved from the capsized ship, is known as the greatest rescue in maritime history.
The Andrea Doria was known as one of Italy's finest ocean liners. On the foggy evening of July 25, 1956, the ship collided with the Stockholm, which was traveling in the opposite direction.
Fifty-one people died in the collision.
"We survived for 50 years, and we should celebrate," said one survivor. "We were together on the ship, and we should be together now."
Plans for the commemoration shifted after July 8, when Andrea Doria researcher David A. Bright died after diving into the wreck. Bright was the 14th person to die following a dive to the shipwreck, which is said to be 250 feet below the surface.
The reunion celebrated Bright's research as well as the 1956 rescue.
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'Andrea Doria' - The first Italian transatlantic ship launched (16 June 1951) since the end of the World War II, 'Andrea Doria' was built to run in North Atlantic service for the 'ITALIA Societa di Navigazione - Genova'. Collided with the Swedish-American liner 'STOCKHOLM', 25 July 1956 and sank next day. Approximately 50 of the 1,709 passengers were killed in the collision, 60 miles off Nantucket Island. Divided back postcard ca. 1953, reverse marked 'A. Pizzi S.A. - Milano' and captioned 'ITALIA' and 'Societa di Navigazione - Genova'.
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Hmm...
Don't know what strikes me the most here:
the Lucian / Luciano coincidence
or that they are still not sure exactly how many died on the Andrea Doria that fateful day - "approximatively 50"?!?
Sheesh.
Fascism.
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