At the end of World War II, Italy had lost half its merchant fleet through wartime destruction and Allied forces seeking war reparations. With over 100,000 copies sold, Lindenberg quickly received the largest record deal of any German-language musician up to that time. The wreck site is nicknamed "The Everest of Wreck Diving" because of the number of deaths exploring the site. Jane was seriously injured, but was rescued by some other passengers, among them Dr. Thure Peterson, who had been next door in cabin 56. To make matters worse, the list also complicated normal lifeboat procedures on the starboard side. After the ships separated, Captain Calamai quickly brought the engine controls to "all stop". The consequent shortage of lifeboats could have resulted in significant loss of life, but the ship stayed afloat for over 11 hours after the collision. The only openings in the bulkheads were on the bottom deck, where watertight doors were installed for use by the engine crew and could be easily closed in an emergency. After years of removal of artifacts by divers, little of value was thought to remain. Juli 2010. Boogie Woogie-Mädchen #3. The waters of the North Atlantic south of Nantucket Island are frequently the site of intermittent fog, as the cold Labrador Current encounters the Gulf Stream. In addition, the design parameters allowed the lowering of the lifeboats at a maximum 15° list. Only a handful of passengers boarded there, 48 in all: 30 first class, 15 cabin class and only three tourist class. 14, 31 July 1956. Lesen Sie Rezensionen und Empfehlungen und informieren Sie sich über Tracklisten, beteiligte Personen und Weiteres. Others were not as fortunate, as five of Stockholm's crew perished in the collision. Anthony Sergio had in fact sailed to the United States from Italy aboard Andrea Doria the previous April. The liner is mentioned in more than 500 of the many written biographies of Elvis Presley, because one of the survivors was Mike Stoller of the songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Furthermore, the country was struggling with a collapsed economy. Captain de Beaudean made an attempt to contact Andrea Doria to learn more about the situation, which was unsuccessful, but after making contact with Stockholm, Cape Ann, and Thomas, he quickly realized the severity of the situation and that the lives of over 1,600 people were at risk. Despite speculation that passengers had deposited many valuables, the safe, opened on live television in 1984, yielded thousands of American silver certificates, Canadian bank notes, American Express travellers checks, and Italian bank notes, but no other valuables. However, despite its technological advantages, the ship had serious flaws relating to its seaworthiness and safety. Among those killed in the collision on C Deck was Opera singer Agnes Baratta, who at the time was a leading soprano of Milan's La Scala Opera House. It penetrated the hull to a depth of nearly 40 feet (12 m), and the keel. Of all Italy's ships at the time, Andrea Doria was the largest, fastest and supposedly safest. In the engine room, engineers attempted to pump water out of the flooding starboard tanks, but to no avail. Kurson, Robert (2015). Und das seh ich auch weiterhin so. On 9 February 1950, the ship's keel was laid on the No. "[39] The comparison to Mt. Und überhaupt ist heute alles klar auf der Andrea Doria. Alles Klar Auf Der Andrea Doria #2. [20] The US Navy transport USNS Private William H. Thomas, en route to New York from Livorno, Italy, with 214 troops and dependents also responded to the signal and made immediate progress towards the site. [5] In addition, 563 crew members[2] were charged with operating and maintaining the ship. Shortly after daybreak, a four-year-old Italian girl with head trauma and four seriously injured Stockholm crewmen were airlifted from that ship at the scene by helicopters sent by the Coast Guard and U.S. Air Force.