THE SS. ANDREA DORIA

SS Andrea Doria was intercontinental liner from Genoa, Italy. Ship's name was taken from Admiral Andrea Doria, who is famous in the 16th century. The vessel has a dead weight 29 100 ton, with a capacity of 1200 and 500 crew boats. In the aftermath of World War 2, the SS Andrea Doria was the pride of Italy. Because not only the largest size, but also the fastest-owned Italian at that time. The ships are to be historical, after a shipwreck in the same way in a manner similar to the sinking of the Titanic. SS Andrea Doria first ship to operate on June 16, 1951. In July 1956, the SS Andrea Doria sailed from Genoa to New York, on his way to the 51. Ship led by Captain Piero Calamai's (39 years) to carry passengers and crew as much as 1706 people. That afternoon the fog was so thick, so the view from the bridge could not see the front to the back. Captain Calamai's because they decided to reduce the speed of the ship.However, no one on board knew, that there is a Stockholm boat cruise in the opposite direction the same underlined. The ship was sailing back to Scandinavia in North America. Stockholm is the ship is 158 meters long and weighs 12 165 ton. Approaching the island of Nantucket, ship Stockholm saw a thick fog. 10:14 o'clock noon, SS Andrea Doria ship radar detected a small boat underlined his voyage as far as 4 miles. When Captain Calamai was thought the ship would turn to the island of Nantucket. He thinks it's safe to continue the voyage. However, without the inevitable, the two ships collided. Stockholm vessel seized the ship SS Andrea Doria from the right. Titanic sinking tragedy repeats itself. Captain Calamai realized this, but he did not know how long until the SS Andrea Doria continued to float before finally sinking. He immediately ordered the entire crew, to ask for help. The whole maneuver the raft was deployed, to move and saving the passenger. Unfortunately, the boats are only able to accommodate about 1000 people. In fact, there are more than 1700 people on board. Fortunately, at around 2 pm, a ship of the French command of Captain Baron Raoul de Beaudean appear, after receiving an SOS signal. This saves some passenger ships.As captain of the ship, originally Calamai refused saved until all passengers and crew were rescued. He opted to stay on the SS Andrea Doria. At that time, several other ships have started to arrive. Some of them even carrying photographers who want to immortalize the event. Promptly at 10:09 am on July 26, 1956, all parts of the SS Andrea Doria sank to the seabed. 46 people from the SS Andrea Doria and the Stockholm crew reported five die from the incident. Meanwhile, Stockholm ship survived and returned to port for repairs. Uniquely, the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria makes shedders increasingly crowded shipping lanes.

Source: Mentari Magazine, Edition 293*)