Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the "Andrea Doria" the "Stockholm" - Softcover

Moscow, Alvin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592282873 ISBN 13: 9781592282876

Verlag: The Lyons Press, 2004

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In 1956, two passenger ships-the MS Stockholm and the SS Andrea Doria-equipped with every known safety device, collided off Long Island. The Stockholm was able to make way under her own steam, but the beautiful Andrea Doria, pride of the Italian Line, slipped into the depths of the North Atlantic shortly after. Half a century later, the mystery of their convergence continues to fascinate readers and experts alike, right down to the myth of hidden treasures worth millions awaiting discovery deep in the Andrea Doria's decaying hull. In Collision Course, author Alvin Moscow vividly recreates the horror and the magnitude of the catastrophe for the passengers and crews of both ships with such compelling realism that the reader relives the terror and confusion. The collision itself still baffles experts and laymen alike by its enormity and utter improbability: that the two enormous ships, sailing in opposite directions on a calm sea, could converge at the same time and the same place. Moscow attended the four-month hearings that sought to find the causes of the disaster, and reviewed all available testimony and exhibits to discover what actually happened that fateful night. It is a tale

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Alvin Moscow started his career as a general news reporter for the Associated Press following service in the U.S. Navy and graduation from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism. Moscow also wrote The Rockefeller Inheritance, co-wrote Patty Hearst: Her Own Story, and served as consultant on Richard Nixon's Six Crises. He lives in Utah.

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In 1956, two luxury liners—the MS Stockholm and the SS Andrea Doria—equipped with every known safety device, collided off Long Island. The Stockholm was able to limp back to New York City, but the beautiful Andrea Doria, pride of the Italian Line, slipped slowly into the depths of the North Atlantic shortly after. Half a century later, the mystery of their convergence continues to fascinate readers and experts alike, right down to the stories of hidden treasures worth millions awaiting discovery deep in the Doria’s decaying hull.
In Collision Course, author Alvin Moscow vividly re-creates the horror and magnitude of the catastrophe that struck the passengers and crews of both ships with such compelling realism that the reader relives the terror and confusion. The collision itself still baffles maritime experts and laymen alike by its enormity and utter improbability: that the two enormous ships, sailing in opposite directions on a calm sea, could converge at the same time and the same place. Moscow attended the four-month court hearings that sought to find the causes of the disaster, and reviewed six thousand pages of testimony and exhibits, interviewing all the principals to discover what actually happened that fateful night. Collision Course is an engrossing tale of human fallibility, and a must-read for any maritime history buff.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The Lyons Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1592282873
• ISBN 13: 9781592282876
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
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