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Out of the Fog: The Sinking of Andrea Doria
Algot Mattsson
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Description for Out of the Fog: The Sinking of Andrea Doria
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 42 illustrations, 29 b/w photos & 2 maps. BIC Classification: WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 856.
A trace of the unsolved mystery seems to follow all ship sinkings through history. This interest is especially keen in the case of the collision between Stockholm and Andrea Doria, two passenger liners that collided at the edge of the fogbank in 1956, even though both were equipped with radar and officers on both ships were aware of the presence of the other. Stockholm was badly damaged but able to return to New York under its own power. Andrea Doria sank soon after the collision. The preliminary hearing held after the tragedy raised as many questions as it answered, as ... Read more
A trace of the unsolved mystery seems to follow all ship sinkings through history. This interest is especially keen in the case of the collision between Stockholm and Andrea Doria, two passenger liners that collided at the edge of the fogbank in 1956, even though both were equipped with radar and officers on both ships were aware of the presence of the other. Stockholm was badly damaged but able to return to New York under its own power. Andrea Doria sank soon after the collision. The preliminary hearing held after the tragedy raised as many questions as it answered, as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870335457
SKU
V9780870335457
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