SS Andrea Doria Collision July 25, 1956… Atlantic Ocean. Dense fog covered the sea as the luxurious Italian liner SS Andrea Doria sailed toward New York. At the same time, the Swedish ship MS Stockholm was moving in the opposite direction. In the heavy fog, both ships miscalculated each other’s positions. And at 11:10 PM, the unthinkable happened — Stockholm’s bow tore through Andrea Doria’s side, creating a massive gash. Water flooded in instantly. The Andrea Doria began to list dangerously to

The Sinking of the Andrea Doria

New Footage Shows Rapid Breakdown of Shipwreck 'Andrea Doria'... Last week, the company OceanGate sent a manned submersible down to map the wreck, using sonar to asses the condition of the rusting remains. The team wants to create a 3-D model of the 697-foot ship to help them understand how wrecks decay over time. “Steel ships with aluminum superstructures, like the Andrea Doria and so many wrecks from World War II, are very common and potentially polluting,” OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush tells Ro