It is 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday\, July 25\, 1956. A heavy fog has settled over the North Atlantic\, 45 miles south of the island of Nantucket. The Italian passenger liner\, the SS Andrea Doria \, is heading westbound\, relying on its radar screens to cut its way thro ugh the thick fog of the evening.
\nLittle does its captain realize\ , there is eminent danger that lies directly ahead. The Swedish passenger liner\, the MS Stockholm\, is heading eastbound directly towards them!
\nHidden from their view by the thick fog\, both passenger liners are n ow heading for a tragic encounter at speeds too fast to avoid the ultimate collision.
\nAfter being smashed 30 feet into its starboard side\, the Andrea Doria pulls loose\, lists sharply\, and starts to sink to the b ottom of the ocean\, endangering the lives of all on board. The result was the loss of 46 passengers and crew members on the SS Andrea Doria and 5 c rew members on the MS Stockholm.
\nMany of the 1\,660 passengers res cued from the capsizing Andrea Doria also had to fight their way off the s inking ship\, facing the tremendous odds\, without the use of lifeboats.\n
Lecturer Jim Gibbons will present the story of &ldquo\;The Sinking of the SS Andrea Doria" and how it collided in a thick fog with the MS Sto ckholm. Gibbons will take you through that terrible night of extreme trage dy that rocked maritime history!
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