Juli 1956 vor der US-Küste mit der „Stockholm“ kollidierte und sank. The 50-foot-wide gash destroyed two of the watertight compartments. The Stockholm suffered significant damage but remained afloat. At 11:10 p.m., the Stockholm's bow struck the Italian liner at her most vulnerable place, ripping open seven of Andrea Doria's eleven decks and rupturing her fuel tanks. The two ships collided violently, the bow of the Stockholm, piercing the Andrea Doria's side and opening up a giant hole. The definitive New York Times–bestselling account: “One of the most intriguing and thought-provoking books about shipwreck since A Night to Remember” (The Detroit News).
The Stockholm left the collision scene after the Andrea Doria sank and due to the massive amount of damage headed to New York at reduced speed.
The Andrea Doria continued her 22-knot-race whilst the Stockholm stood still, badly damaged and very confused. The Stockholm saw the Andrea Doria on its radar, as well, as it moved into a much denser fog. Über die Ursachen wird bis heute gestritten.
On November 5, the Stockholm was ready for operations after having been repaired at Bethlehem Steel, and was back in service on December 8, 1956. What Went Wrong. It was only after a later investigation that there was a major problem with the radar on the Stockholm and it misplaced the Andrea Doria’s position. The collision left the Doria damaged and listing heavily to one side, but thanks to the efforts of rescue ships, 1,660 people were saved before the The Andrea Doria’s radar had a slightly greater range than the Stockholm’s and detected an oncoming ship at about 10:45 pm at a distance of about 17 nautical miles. At about 10:45 p.m. the Andrea Doria’s radar saw a blip on the screen which was the Stockholm.
Her engines were ordered to a halt, and Captain Calamai ordered the crew to uncover the lifeboats.
On the night of July 25, 1956, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria was struck by the Swedish ship MS Stockholm in heavy fog off the coast of Nantucket. This lead to the Andrea Doria cutting across the bow of the Stockholm. Die „Andrea Doria“ galt als sicherster Luxusliner ihrer Zeit. Bis sie am 25. At 11:10 p.m. the Stockholm and the Andrea Doria had collided off the coast of Nantucket.
Immediately, Andrea Doria gained a twenty-degree list to starboard. Fifty-one lives were lost as a result of the collision, 46 on board the Andrea Doria and five on the Stockholm. On the day of the collision, the westbound Andrea Doria had been traveling in … The collision, which occurred on July 25, 1956, killed 51 people—46 on the Andrea Doria and five on the Stockholm. It was Thursday afternoon when another life was claimed. Five crew members were killed on the Stockholm.
It … Departing from the United States was the much smaller Stockholm. Stockholm. This destroyed several cabins aboard the Andrea Doria and killed 51 passengers. Linda was rescued from the mangled steel of the Stockholm’s bow.
One of the largest, fastest, and most beautiful ships in the world, the Andrea Doria was on her way to New York from her home port in Genoa. The Andrea Doria and, with her, 46 of her passengers, went to the bottom of the sea 10 hours after the collision. The Andrea Doria, whose radar had a slightly greater range than the Stockholm's, detected an oncoming ship at about 10:45 p.m. at a distance of about 17 nautical miles. Curzio Franchini, the ship’s second officer, alerted the captain and Calamai immediately requested the other ship’s bearing.
3 crewmembers were killed aboard the Stockholm.
Carl Watres, 55 years old, survived the collision and rescue but died of a heart attack while returning on the Stockholm.It was Friday morning as the Stockholm approached New York City.