I once met an Italian woman in the USA who had survived this crash. Also, my father had been given by his parents, for his 21st birthday, an Alfa Romeo, which was on its way to the USA in the cargo holds of this ship. It's somewhere down there now, but Alfa Romeo were kind enough to send a replacement!
Also lost on this ship was a custom-built show car handmade in Italy for the Chrysler Corporation, intended to get publicity at auto shows. It wasn't replaced.
@@hebneh The Norseman. Which I wonder if it is what the poster of the comment is referring to, which would be impossible, as it was a prototype designed and owned by Chrysler (and NOT an Alfa-Romeo). And it will never be recovered, as the years of deterioration at the bottom will have virtually entirely destroyed it; the DORIA herself has corroded down to a superstructure-less hull, with no real interior (what's left is a thick jumble of hardly-recognizable rubble on the seafloor-resting side of the wreck).
I like to think that the hallways and rooms are again full of life under the waves. Ships really are the most beautiful moveable things ever made by people.
The MS Stockholm, the other ship in this maritime collision, stayed to aid with the rescue of the people onboard the Andrea Doria from the instant the ship started sinking. The Titanic had nobody around.
@@fredherbert7920 Wow, I just can't imagine living the last moments of your life in a pitch black elevator with 30 other people while it slowly floods with water and you drown.
A few days after sinking I was on Naval Reserve training vessel USS Whitehall PCER856 when we recovered a life ring for SS Andrea Doria at that time I was in Engineer Department standing watches in the Engine Room As soon as I returned to Philadelphia Navy Base signed up for Radar School , after completing went on Active Duty on USS Pocono as a Radarman .
Unlike the Titanic some 44 years before her,more people were rescued from the Andrea Doria,despite her port side lifeboats being useless because of her 15 degree list
Titanic was afloat for around two hours and 20 minutes. Andrea Doria was sinking almost 10 hours and was accompanied by rescue ships. Especially French liner Ile de France and Stockholm, despite damages saved most passengers. Nobody was able to come in time to help Titanic passengers.
@@Jimmycozad1980 this is true, but she could float with three consecutive compartments breached (Titanic could float with water in four). It was the list to starboard, caused by the flooded fuel tank on that side, that doomed the Doria, because it effectively reduced the height of the watertight bulkhead on that side.
Her list was too great to launch her starboard lifeboats but the damage of the Stockholm was rarely limited despite of her sinking the crew emptied her fresh water tanks
@@robertyoung3992 you are correct, five crewmen on the Stockholm that were in there berthing quarters situated in the bow of ship. To this day this ship is still sailing. Well done Sweden !!!
I have been renting a home in Italy in the Cinque Terre for years. It was built by one of the Officers aboard the Andrea Doria. It has a nautical theme. It is a beautiful home and his portrait is on the wall. He was a very handsome man. I've been fascinated by the ship. There is an exhibit now in Genoa, italy about the incident. I am sure it was a life changing event for all involved. According to Captain Bertinis daughter, Captain Calamai never recovered from his depression after the incident. he was wrongly accused and not exonerated for 10 years after it happened.
Yes, the story of the brave Captain Calamai was a profoundly unjust thing. Economic reasons of the insurance policies meant that he was not defended enough and a partial reconstruction of the incident was considered good. It was Stockholm (which had a young, inexperienced officer who did not notice that the radar calibration was different from what he believed) to cause the tragedy. Years later, with the radar traces, the commander of the United States of America officers' training school demonstrated this by sending a letter to the now elderly and tried Piero Calamai. In the letter he demonstrated that his conduct had been exemplary, that Stockholm was entirely to blame, and at the end of the letter he expressed to him that he would consider it an honor to be under his command. Unfortunately Calamai did not open the letter which a few months later was found intact by his daughter in a desk drawer a few days after his father's death.
Stockholm seems to have quite the list herself in a few of these shots. Unless it's the camera angle. Amazing she was able to steam back to the US under her own power.
@@brandonlettues1463 really? That's a pity but inevitable I suppose. I hope a future as a museum ship, hotel etc awaits her rather than a beach at Alang. I wonder which liner will inherit her title of 'oldest in active ervice'?
@@rich_edwards79 Yup! It was passed around quite a bit, and they call it the MV Astoria now, though its had quite a few name changes over the years. A museum/hotel would be cool, would be a shame to scrap it with how long its bee around.
It's very sad to see this magnificent ship disappear under the waves, just like the Titanic, or imagine the sinking of the Lusitania. Goodbye Ss Andrea Doria.
@@bobsmith3217 also Linda Morgan, dubbed the Miracle Girl after this incident, who is the daughter of ABC Radio News commentator, was pulled out of her state room by the bow of the stockholm was missing and presumed dead all the while her father, knowing this info, was broadcasting the news of the disaster and only mentioned his daughter and his ex wifes involvement after Linda was confirmed alive, she was found in the wreckage of the bow of the stockholm by a stockholm crewmember
There's been controversy and BS and twists about who and what ever since the sinking. I hold largely with the original report: While both made mistakes and scew ups, the Andrea Doria's skipper made the fatal error: Inexplicably steering to port (left) rather than the Standard Rules of the Sea: On collision course?: Both ships should steer to their starboard (Right). Thus, steering away from each other. The Stockholm turned to starboard, as it should have. The Andrea Doria steered port, and the 2 smashed into each other. In the last minutes, collision unavoidable, the AD captain steered further port, hoping to scrape by. But that made the Stockholm hid near broadside, cutting into too many bulkheads for the AD to stay afloat.
@@carlcushmanhybels8159 plus the AD, beautiful as she was, had a major design flaw in the form of fuel tanks running the length of each side. Nearing the end of her crossing, these were almost empty, so when one was punctured by the Stockholm, it filled with water and destabilised the AD. Moreover, the list was quickly so pronounced that it made filling the other tank with seawater (to ballast it and level the ship) impossible as the intakes were now out of the water. However, even were this not the case, I think the Doria was doomed. The scale of the damage was horrific; being Swedish, the Stockholm had a reinforced icebreaker prow which broke the AD's keel and practically cut her in two. Even had she remained afloat, she'd have probably been scrap :(
@@kay9549 No, you’re right it doesn’t. But the original comment made it seem as though the presence of Stockholm was the salvation of the Andrea Doria passengers and crew. The reality of the situation was that the Captain of Stockholm didn’t want to release the lifeboats in the aftermath or the collision for fear that their own ship was destined to sink.
Never understood how so many people who comment on something I wrote I will provide an immediate response to, only to see that commentator gone forever. Such a bizarre TH-cam thing-happens to me incessantly.
@@michaelschramm1064 hopefully you did not take my comment in a bad way. Yes understanding that the stockholm was indeed injured, losing a goodly amount of her bow. Definately they wanted to access damages on her before sending any assistance. Realizing she was constructed in the late 30's. She was a beautiful ship. Well done Sweden shipbuilding. Be very proud of her, even though she has been through many refittings, refurbishings, sailing under many flags. To this day she will still be proud of SAL, and Sweden.
@@richpiana5862 This was 1956. The Ile de France was on the scene as one of the rescue ships. Like eyescroynot, I was looking for it in the footage, too. (I believe the Ile de France was outbound from NY to Europe, but had to return to NY with survivors.)
Ile de France was built in 1926 and like many French ships had a tough war having been commandeered by the Allies as troopers and armed cruisers. The lifespan of a large ocean liner was around 25-30 years at that point, partly due to the speed at which propulsion technology was evolving, so by the end of the fifties she was getting quite long in the tooth at 34 years old and was due for replacement (by the SS France, later the Norway). There were a few exceptions which remains in service for longer, for instance the Achille Lauro which was 55 years old when she sank in 1994, the SS America (also wrecked in 1994 at the age of 54), the Queen Elizabeth 2 (40 years) and of course the Stockholm, which at 75 years old is now by far the oldest large passenger vessel still in service.
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial also the Empress of Canada (1961-2003). The Oceanos was, like many ships built in the 1950s and early 1960s, a pretty thing with lovely, yacht-like lines. Her fate was entirely avoidable and it's only down to the heroism of the British entertainment staff that no lives were lost. A lot of these smaller ships seem to have had longer service lives than the big transatlantic giants, being cascaded down through increasingly budget-conscious cruise operators during their twilight years.
Captain Calamai and the last of the crew left the dying Andrea Doria at 09:00. By 09:45 the Andrea Doria listed and 90° and the death plunge began. The captain and crew were the last off the ship. Fast forward to the Costa Concordia. My how times have changed. Chicken-of-The-Sea Francesco Schettino was on the first lifeboat off the ship he doomed. He refused to reboard the Concordia to organise the ship evacuation. The coastguard went from begging him to reboard the vessel to ordering him to reboard the vessel. He refused comply. Society is decomposing. Honour, pride in your work, intellect, tolerance, sense of duty, and responsibility, are no longer prioritised as it was just fifteen years ago.
The Andrea Doria’s remaining officers, including Captain Calamai left on the last lifeboat at around 6 am, after everyone else was safely off the ship. Calamai had to basically be dragged off the ship by his officers who wouldn’t leave without him.
The sinking could have been avoided with immediate counter flooding, but captain did not want to give order, since it would have contaminated the empty fuel tanks and cleaning would have been hard. When it was eventually deemed necessary and ordered, it was too late since the flooding was too extensive on the wounded side.
This video would be a LOT more satisfying if the poster hadn't put a big giant watermark throughout it (which, if he doesn't own all the actual footage, I do not know how he can do).
Unfortunately, the human and professional story of the excellent Captain Piero Calamai of the Andrea Doria intersects in this tragedy of the sea. Yes, the story of the brave Captain Calamai was a profoundly unjust thing. Economic reasons of the insurance policies meant that he was not defended enough and a partial reconstruction of the incident was considered good. It was Stockholm (which had a young, inexperienced officer who did not notice that the radar calibration was different from what he believed) to cause the tragedy. Years later, with the radar traces, the commander of the naval officer training school of the United States of America demonstrated this by sending a letter to the now elderly and tried Piero Calamai. In the letter he demonstrated that his conduct had been exemplary, that Stockholm was entirely to blame, and at the end of the letter he expressed to him that he would consider it an honor to be under his command. Unfortunately Calamai did not open the letter which a few months later was found intact by his daughter in a desk drawer a few days after her father's death.
I worked as a fifth officer on RMS Andrea Doria. But resigned from my job immediately after Stockholm struck it. It was not my fault at all but captain put all the blame on my shoulders. Ship gone down along with my Resignation Letter just before captain could get time to accept my resignation. Later I joined Stockholm as a first officer. I worked hard there & one day became Captain there (Note: Now name changed to MS Asoria). Planning to retire next year 2024.. Thank You🙏
NEVER heard a bigger set of bullshit than this. If you had been on the Doria now you would be AT LEAST 87 years old. EVERYONE knows that the Commander of the Doria, Calamai, was a multi-decorated officer of extreme value so don't allow his memory to be tarnished. Third... never seen anyone retire from a job on a ship at almost 90 years old. Next time either drink less or be careful what you take by mouth or nose.
I’m so sorry I accidentally hit the dislike button >< I very much like this video and immediately hit the like button after I saw my mistake to correct how I feel about it
A lot of people visit this wreck, and have done so since a week after it sank. It isn’t haunted, it’s just in a dangerous location, but even so many people have explored the wreck.
There was AMPLE time to get ocean going tugs to her and tow her to a port! I love all ocean liners, i hate to see them sink or cut up on a beach in India! We sailed on one of the last steam ships, to the Falkland Islands she was used as a hospital shop and later a troop ship - SS UGANDA. A group of us tried to buy her to renovate as a floating museum, but due to a ‘mistake’ they towed our ship away where it ran aground and broke its back!😡 later her sad remains were cut up. No end to her illustrious career, the same as Andrea Doria.......she deserved much better😔
There may have been ample time to get the tugs out and they did but by the time they got there she was listing so badly that to hook her up was not possible as she would have immediately capsized and taken the tugboat with her.
no she wouldn't have, the Stockholm had a specially raked and reinforced bow designed to break through icefields, if a collision with another ship caused that much damage to a reinforced ice breaking bow on a ship with max speed of 17 knots and a third the size of Titanic, imagine what would have happened if a much larger ship, Stockholm was 12,165 GRT compared to the Titanic at 46,329 GRT, going at a much faster rate of speed with out a reinforced bow striking an object head on, far more damage would have been done. Most of the Titanic Head on collision theories are based on evidence from events happening on much smaller ships traveling much slower than Titanic was.
@@dano8613 There were mistakes and covers on both sides. The fatal error: With the two ships on collision course, Stockholm steered starboard, -by the standard rule of the sea. But Andrea Doria inexplicably steered port. Had they both steered starboard, they would have narrowly missed each other. Instead, Andrea Doria's last move insured they'd crash. Having gone too-port, with Stockholm looming, AD steered further port, in a last hope they'd squeeze parallel. But that left AD's open broadside/ too many bulkheads were smashed for AD to stay afloat. In contrast, Stockholm's bulkhead in the prow held, largely sealing water off where her prow had been sheared off in the collision. Other errors: Stockholm had the wrong radar scale on. Distances it thought were 15 miles away were really 5. Both were steaming too fast for the foggy conditions...
The Andrea Doria was struck by a rogue beached whale on the morning of September 23rd, 2019. It took over there years for her to succumb to the damage inflicted and eventually sank to the bottom of Lake Winnipesaukee, splitting into six pieces as it sank. It rests nearly 12 miles below the surface. Only the most experienced divers have ever laid eyes on her. It tragically claimed the lives of over 35,000 men, women and children. Most of the victims did not drown. They were instead eaten by rabid sea turtles. To the souls lost those three years, party on. You'll not have died in vain.
No, he was one of the last off the ship, but the experience broke him. He never went to sea again. He would later say, "I used to love the sea-now I hate it". On his deathbed, his alleged last words were, "Is everything all right? Are the passengers safe?". So, if anybody wants to blame him for the disaster (I don't), you can be satisfied knowing that he payed for any crime you might believe him to be guilty of in the worst possible way.
I once met an Italian woman in the USA who had survived this crash. Also, my father had been given by his parents, for his 21st birthday, an Alfa Romeo, which was on its way to the USA in the cargo holds of this ship. It's somewhere down there now, but Alfa Romeo were kind enough to send a replacement!
Lol
Epic story, i really hope that car still on yalls property somewhere.
Fascinating!
Also lost on this ship was a custom-built show car handmade in Italy for the Chrysler Corporation, intended to get publicity at auto shows. It wasn't replaced.
@@hebneh The Norseman. Which I wonder if it is what the poster of the comment is referring to, which would be impossible, as it was a prototype designed and owned by Chrysler (and NOT an Alfa-Romeo). And it will never be recovered, as the years of deterioration at the bottom will have virtually entirely destroyed it; the DORIA herself has corroded down to a superstructure-less hull, with no real interior (what's left is a thick jumble of hardly-recognizable rubble on the seafloor-resting side of the wreck).
Another beautiful ship under the waves
I like to think that the hallways and rooms are again full of life under the waves. Ships really are the most beautiful moveable things ever made by people.
What are the other ones?
@@coltenheath916 like the Titanic duh
Stockholm, the ship that hit the Andrea Doria, still sails as a cruise ship as of January 2019, under the name MV Astoria.
Thanks for the fact, Didn't know
@@extremeweatherhunter8032 its a musuem ship not a cruise ship
@@IdiotStinky02 Cruise ship dude,not a museum ship.Thats why its amazing that she is still in service
My sister and brother in law are on it now. Feb 2020
Yup, but after the Fall 2020 cruise they're gonna retire it.
The MS Stockholm, the other ship in this maritime collision, stayed to aid with the rescue of the people onboard the Andrea Doria from the instant the ship started sinking. The Titanic had nobody around.
except the californian
Indrid Cold In fact, she still sails. She’s now called MS Astoria.
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial Thank you for that information.
Indrid Cold lol sarcasm
Gavin Gaming Doesn’t mean I’m not gonna take it for face value.
Apparently a few people were stuck in an elevator that malfunctioned while the ship sunk. Must've been the worst feeling ever.
Same with the Lusitania. When the ship was hit, lots of people tried using the elevators to get up on deck... Then the power failed halfway through.
@@fredherbert7920 Wow, I just can't imagine living the last moments of your life in a pitch black elevator with 30 other people while it slowly floods with water and you drown.
Pretty sure with the lusitania, there were no stairs. Just an elevator, so once the power went out, everyone below deck was stuck.
No,the people that die on the Andrea Doria died at the impact with the Stockholm
I think you are thinking of the concordia, the only deaths on the andria doria were from the actual crash
A few days after sinking I was on Naval Reserve training vessel USS Whitehall PCER856 when we recovered a life ring for SS Andrea Doria at that time I was in Engineer Department standing watches in the Engine Room As soon as I returned to Philadelphia Navy Base signed up for Radar School , after completing went on Active Duty on USS Pocono as a Radarman .
Wow! That is a neat experience in your life!
Thank you for sharing this! I hope you are doing well
Unlike the Titanic some 44 years before her,more people were rescued from the Andrea Doria,despite her port side lifeboats being useless because of her 15 degree list
Titanic was afloat for around two hours and 20 minutes. Andrea Doria was sinking almost 10 hours and was accompanied by rescue ships. Especially French liner Ile de France and Stockholm, despite damages saved most passengers. Nobody was able to come in time to help Titanic passengers.
@@johnfalstaff2270 Also Andrea Doria had only one watertight compartment damaged while Titanic had six damaged
@@aviationlover3613 Actually the Andrea Doria had 2 watertight compartments breached by the Stockholm.
@@Jimmycozad1980 this is true, but she could float with three consecutive compartments breached (Titanic could float with water in four). It was the list to starboard, caused by the flooded fuel tank on that side, that doomed the Doria, because it effectively reduced the height of the watertight bulkhead on that side.
Her list was too great to launch her starboard lifeboats but the damage of the Stockholm was rarely limited despite of her sinking the crew emptied her fresh water tanks
By the time that this footage was taken,the Ile de France was on her back to New York with 735 passengers
My great aunt, her husband and their baby were on the Andrea Doria. My grandparents lived in Boston but went to NYC to meet them. All three survived.
Given that it took 11 hours to sink, I'm surprised they didn't try to tow it back to shore.
I think they did try
Wouldnt that sink the towing vessel?
No here wounds were to mortal
@@sirboomsalot4902 no she was too mortally wounded
@@maks.tardis8304 towing it would increase the sink rate
in memory of the 46 live lost
51 5 died on the Stockholm
@@robertyoung3992 you are correct, five crewmen on the Stockholm that were in there berthing quarters situated in the bow of ship. To this day this ship is still sailing. Well done Sweden !!!
I have been renting a home in Italy in the Cinque Terre for years. It was built by one of the Officers aboard the Andrea Doria. It has a nautical theme. It is a beautiful home and his portrait is on the wall. He was a very handsome man. I've been fascinated by the ship. There is an exhibit now in Genoa, italy about the incident. I am sure it was a life changing event for all involved. According to Captain Bertinis daughter, Captain Calamai never recovered from his depression after the incident. he was wrongly accused and not exonerated for 10 years after it happened.
Yes, the story of the brave Captain Calamai was a profoundly unjust thing. Economic reasons of the insurance policies meant that he was not defended enough and a partial reconstruction of the incident was considered good. It was Stockholm (which had a young, inexperienced officer who did not notice that the radar calibration was different from what he believed) to cause the tragedy. Years later, with the radar traces, the commander of the United States of America officers' training school demonstrated this by sending a letter to the now elderly and tried Piero Calamai. In the letter he demonstrated that his conduct had been exemplary, that Stockholm was entirely to blame, and at the end of the letter he expressed to him that he would consider it an honor to be under his command. Unfortunately Calamai did not open the letter which a few months later was found intact by his daughter in a desk drawer a few days after his father's death.
My cousin, Harry Trask, won a Pulitzer Award for taking photographs of the sinking for his Boston newspaper.
@Major2012 yes I'm old enough to to remember those photos taken, so many years ago.
@Major2012 indeed that was spectacular to have live photos from whatever newspeople covering this event.
Stockholm seems to have quite the list herself in a few of these shots. Unless it's the camera angle. Amazing she was able to steam back to the US under her own power.
And she still remains sailing today, though this its last year.
@@brandonlettues1463 really? That's a pity but inevitable I suppose.
I hope a future as a museum ship, hotel etc awaits her rather than a beach at Alang.
I wonder which liner will inherit her title of 'oldest in active ervice'?
@@rich_edwards79 Yup! It was passed around quite a bit, and they call it the MV Astoria now, though its had quite a few name changes over the years.
A museum/hotel would be cool, would be a shame to scrap it with how long its bee around.
they corrected the list to just 1 degree
the list wasn't too bad and it was corrected
It's very sad to see this magnificent ship disappear under the waves, just like the Titanic, or imagine the sinking of the Lusitania. Goodbye Ss Andrea Doria.
The news coverage gave me nightmares for years. I remember a little child separated from its parents; that's what got me. I was 5.
The actress Ruth Roman was separated from her son.
@@bobsmith3217 also Linda Morgan, dubbed the Miracle Girl after this incident, who is the daughter of ABC Radio News commentator, was pulled out of her state room by the bow of the stockholm was missing and presumed dead all the while her father, knowing this info, was broadcasting the news of the disaster and only mentioned his daughter and his ex wifes involvement after Linda was confirmed alive, she was found in the wreckage of the bow of the stockholm by a stockholm crewmember
My grandma was going to board on that ship that day to emigrate to America until she eventually took the sister ship the ss christofo columbo
The Stockholm ship f**ked up big time on this one. No fog, my eye.
There's been controversy and BS and twists about who and what ever since the sinking. I hold largely with the original report: While both made mistakes and scew ups, the Andrea Doria's skipper made the fatal error: Inexplicably steering to port (left) rather than the Standard Rules of the Sea: On collision course?: Both ships should steer to their starboard (Right). Thus, steering away from each other. The Stockholm turned to starboard, as it should have. The Andrea Doria steered port, and the 2 smashed into each other. In the last minutes, collision unavoidable, the AD captain steered further port, hoping to scrape by. But that made the Stockholm hid near broadside, cutting into too many bulkheads for the AD to stay afloat.
@@carlcushmanhybels8159 yeah
@@carlcushmanhybels8159 plus the AD, beautiful as she was, had a major design flaw in the form of fuel tanks running the length of each side. Nearing the end of her crossing, these were almost empty, so when one was punctured by the Stockholm, it filled with water and destabilised the AD. Moreover, the list was quickly so pronounced that it made filling the other tank with seawater (to ballast it and level the ship) impossible as the intakes were now out of the water. However, even were this not the case, I think the Doria was doomed. The scale of the damage was horrific; being Swedish, the Stockholm had a reinforced icebreaker prow which broke the AD's keel and practically cut her in two. Even had she remained afloat, she'd have probably been scrap :(
@@rich_edwards79 Thanks for your informative knowledge.
@@carlcushmanhybels8159 you're welcome 😊
andrea doria -a sunrise to remember
They were all very lucky the Stockholm was still afloat and was right there at its side.
The Ile De France took on more survivors than Stockholm. And there were a total of 5 ships that took part in rescue efforts.
@@michaelschramm1064 does it really matter what ship(s) the numbers of passengers/survivors from either ship (s). The reality they were there !!!
@@kay9549 No, you’re right it doesn’t. But the original comment made it seem as though the presence of Stockholm was the salvation of the Andrea Doria passengers and crew. The reality of the situation was that the Captain of Stockholm didn’t want to release the lifeboats in the aftermath or the collision for fear that their own ship was destined to sink.
Never understood how so many people who comment on something I wrote I will provide an immediate response to, only to see that commentator gone forever. Such a bizarre TH-cam thing-happens to me incessantly.
@@michaelschramm1064 hopefully you did not take my comment in a bad way. Yes understanding that the stockholm was indeed injured, losing a goodly amount of her bow. Definately they wanted to access damages on her before sending any assistance. Realizing she was constructed in the late 30's. She was a beautiful ship. Well done Sweden shipbuilding. Be very proud of her, even though she has been through many refittings, refurbishings, sailing under many flags. To this day she will still be proud of SAL, and Sweden.
Looked so modern and ahead of its time
Where’s the “ILE DE FRANCE” ???? 🇫🇷
They scrapped it in 1959
@@richpiana5862 This was 1956. The Ile de France was on the scene as one of the rescue ships. Like eyescroynot, I was looking for it in the footage, too. (I believe the Ile de France was outbound from NY to Europe, but had to return to NY with survivors.)
Ile de France was built in 1926 and like many French ships had a tough war having been commandeered by the Allies as troopers and armed cruisers. The lifespan of a large ocean liner was around 25-30 years at that point, partly due to the speed at which propulsion technology was evolving, so by the end of the fifties she was getting quite long in the tooth at 34 years old and was due for replacement (by the SS France, later the Norway). There were a few exceptions which remains in service for longer, for instance the Achille Lauro which was 55 years old when she sank in 1994, the SS America (also wrecked in 1994 at the age of 54), the Queen Elizabeth 2 (40 years) and of course the Stockholm, which at 75 years old is now by far the oldest large passenger vessel still in service.
Richard Edwards And the Oceanos, launched in 1954 as Jean Laborde, and sunk 45 years later....
@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial also the Empress of Canada (1961-2003).
The Oceanos was, like many ships built in the 1950s and early 1960s, a pretty thing with lovely, yacht-like lines. Her fate was entirely avoidable and it's only down to the heroism of the British entertainment staff that no lives were lost.
A lot of these smaller ships seem to have had longer service lives than the big transatlantic giants, being cascaded down through increasingly budget-conscious cruise operators during their twilight years.
My favourite italian ocean liner
Alvin Moscow did the first book about the incident . It was called Collision Course .
R.I.P To Who Died 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Captain Calamai and the last of the crew left the dying Andrea Doria at 09:00. By 09:45 the Andrea Doria listed and 90° and the death plunge began. The captain and crew were the last off the ship. Fast forward to the Costa Concordia. My how times have changed. Chicken-of-The-Sea Francesco Schettino was on the first lifeboat off the ship he doomed. He refused to reboard the Concordia to organise the ship evacuation. The coastguard went from begging him to reboard the vessel to ordering him to reboard the vessel. He refused comply. Society is decomposing. Honour, pride in your work, intellect, tolerance, sense of duty, and responsibility, are no longer prioritised as it was just fifteen years ago.
I agree 100 % great ideas
I saw it, well at least Schettino is in jail.
The Andrea Doria’s remaining officers, including Captain Calamai left on the last lifeboat at around 6 am, after everyone else was safely off the ship. Calamai had to basically be dragged off the ship by his officers who wouldn’t leave without him.
The sinking could have been avoided with immediate counter flooding, but captain did not want to give order, since it would have contaminated the empty fuel tanks and cleaning would have been hard. When it was eventually deemed necessary and ordered, it was too late since the flooding was too extensive on the wounded side.
Jeezus Christ so that’s how scary it is ☹️☹️☹️😧
Just saw a video on the Costa Concordia.....perhaps Italians should not operate Cruise Ships?
Lol ikr
Poseidon Adventure brought me here. Glad there were not that many fatalities. From what I heard there's like 1200 people on that ship.
About 1,600, but only 42 died.
All the reascue ship did is wait until it sank
u put a stamp on it as if u recorded this video yourself.... anyhow. idk much about this, but it's crazy all that ocean and 2 ships collide?? damn
Ss Stockholm got huge damage on her bow
Just imagine for a second...... They saw it all in color
To bad they couldn’t save it as it took 11 hours to sink
her wound was just too fatal to save her
her wound was mortal
They were so close. That’s the sad part. 😢
What is the audio file used for this video?
This video would be a LOT more satisfying if the poster hadn't put a big giant watermark throughout it (which, if he doesn't own all the actual footage, I do not know how he can do).
Hey GOOGLE!!! What happened to our all comments placed here before 2018???
Unfortunately, the human and professional story of the excellent Captain Piero Calamai of the Andrea Doria intersects in this tragedy of the sea. Yes, the story of the brave Captain Calamai was a profoundly unjust thing. Economic reasons of the insurance policies meant that he was not defended enough and a partial reconstruction of the incident was considered good. It was Stockholm (which had a young, inexperienced officer who did not notice that the radar calibration was different from what he believed) to cause the tragedy. Years later, with the radar traces, the commander of the naval officer training school of the United States of America demonstrated this by sending a letter to the now elderly and tried Piero Calamai. In the letter he demonstrated that his conduct had been exemplary, that Stockholm was entirely to blame, and at the end of the letter he expressed to him that he would consider it an honor to be under his command. Unfortunately Calamai did not open the letter which a few months later was found intact by his daughter in a desk drawer a few days after her father's death.
😢😢😢😢 triste final para un majestuoso trasatlántico, siempre seras recordado Andrea Doria 😢y que en paz descansen las personas fallecidas
Bro this gives me “Poseidon” vibes. This is so creepy as well
the name of the Music??
Piano :D
Gymnopédie no. 1 Erik Satie
Thanks, I was going to ask but someone already asked. I love when that happens.
Is this from 19- uhh I can't remember when did she sank again?
July 26,1956 at 10:20 am exactly 11 hours after the collision
Rip 😢
I worked as a fifth officer on RMS Andrea Doria. But resigned from my job immediately after Stockholm struck it. It was not my fault at all but captain put all the blame on my shoulders. Ship gone down along with my Resignation Letter just before captain could get time to accept my resignation. Later I joined Stockholm as a first officer. I worked hard there & one day became Captain there (Note: Now name changed to MS Asoria). Planning to retire next year 2024.. Thank You🙏
NEVER heard a bigger set of bullshit than this. If you had been on the Doria now you would be AT LEAST 87 years old. EVERYONE knows that the Commander of the Doria, Calamai, was a multi-decorated officer of extreme value so don't allow his memory to be tarnished. Third... never seen anyone retire from a job on a ship at almost 90 years old. Next time either drink less or be careful what you take by mouth or nose.
The Mount Everest of diving
I’m so sorry I accidentally hit the dislike button >< I very much like this video and immediately hit the like button after I saw my mistake to correct how I feel about it
The Stockholm was in New York but it hit the Andrea doria and it sank in like umm 30 minutes
try 10 hours
Andrea doria looks like Poseidon
Gilad Pellaeon THE FUCK U SAY TO ME U LITTLE SHIT
My mother came to the US aboard this ship. Not this tragic voyage though
Where's Stockholm
2:36
It’s like the oceanos but people die
How did u get this tape
Something I cut together from our library of film
Whoever filmed this is a jerk for always cutting away too soon.
More people survived than died
1,660 survived 46 died
Pooor ship that’s so sad
Amazing music. Incredibly unnecessary annoying clock.
The music is the same Titanic Animations used as Titanic vids! Ah, how relaxing...
65 years😞
Ghost ship 2002
I hear the wreck is haunted and every independent driver who ever tried to visit the wreck all had something go wrong that forced them to call it off.
It might be probably those who died not wanting to be disturbed by those divers so they keep they're personal items safe
the wreck lies in a very dangerous location where the ocean currents are the most treacherous. And she is decaying at far faster rate than the Titanic
A lot of people visit this wreck, and have done so since a week after it sank. It isn’t haunted, it’s just in a dangerous location, but even so many people have explored the wreck.
There was AMPLE time to get ocean going tugs to her and tow her to a port! I love all ocean liners, i hate to see them sink or cut up on a beach in India! We sailed on one of the last steam ships, to the Falkland Islands she was used as a hospital shop and later a troop ship - SS UGANDA. A group of us tried to buy her to renovate as a floating museum, but due to a ‘mistake’ they towed our ship away where it ran aground and broke its back!😡 later her sad remains were cut up. No end to her illustrious career, the same as Andrea Doria.......she deserved much better😔
There may have been ample time to get the tugs out and they did but by the time they got there she was listing so badly that to hook her up was not possible as she would have immediately capsized and taken the tugboat with her.
0:48 Titanic would look like this if she had hit the iceberg head on.
no she wouldn't have, the Stockholm had a specially raked and reinforced bow designed to break through icefields, if a collision with another ship caused that much damage to a reinforced ice breaking bow on a ship with max speed of 17 knots and a third the size of Titanic, imagine what would have happened if a much larger ship, Stockholm was 12,165 GRT compared to the Titanic at 46,329 GRT, going at a much faster rate of speed with out a reinforced bow striking an object head on, far more damage would have been done. Most of the Titanic Head on collision theories are based on evidence from events happening on much smaller ships traveling much slower than Titanic was.
all that space and europeans still can't drive lol
If it took so long for it to sink why couldn’t it have been patched temporarily by a weld team or towed back to dock
0:01 wednesday 16 may 9951
,why ,why Beautiful Ship go to I waste
Poor seamanship?
Yea from the Stockholm
Stupidity on both bridges.
@@dano8613 There were mistakes and covers on both sides. The fatal error: With the two ships on collision course, Stockholm steered starboard, -by the standard rule of the sea. But Andrea Doria inexplicably steered port. Had they both steered starboard, they would have narrowly missed each other. Instead, Andrea Doria's last move insured they'd crash. Having gone too-port, with Stockholm looming, AD steered further port, in a last hope they'd squeeze parallel. But that left AD's open broadside/ too many bulkheads were smashed for AD to stay afloat. In contrast, Stockholm's bulkhead in the prow held, largely sealing water off where her prow had been sheared off in the collision. Other errors: Stockholm had the wrong radar scale on. Distances it thought were 15 miles away were really 5. Both were steaming too fast for the foggy conditions...
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The music is creepy as shit!!!!
Seinfeld!!!
H3ll no
Bruh
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The Andrea Doria was struck by a rogue beached whale on the morning of September 23rd, 2019. It took over there years for her to succumb to the damage inflicted and eventually sank to the bottom of Lake Winnipesaukee, splitting into six pieces as it sank. It rests nearly 12 miles below the surface. Only the most experienced divers have ever laid eyes on her. It tragically claimed the lives of over 35,000 men, women and children. Most of the victims did not drown. They were instead eaten by rabid sea turtles. To the souls lost those three years, party on. You'll not have died in vain.
what
and you're a moron
Such a great maritime tragedy! Did the old man go down with the beloved?
No, he was one of the last off the ship, but the experience broke him. He never went to sea again. He would later say, "I used to love the sea-now I hate it". On his deathbed, his alleged last words were, "Is everything all right? Are the passengers safe?". So, if anybody wants to blame him for the disaster (I don't), you can be satisfied knowing that he payed for any crime you might believe him to be guilty of in the worst possible way.