Yesterday's Big Story - The Sinking of the Andrea Doria
Yesterday's Big Story - The Sinking of the Andrea Doria
July 26, 1956: A queen of the sea, Italian liner "Andrea' Doria" struck by the Swedish liner "Stockholm" sinks. An even greater tragedy is averted when many ships in the Nantucket Islands area raced to the rescue. Fifty persons of 2,700 perish. Nantucket Island Aerial shot - The Andrea Doria is tilted to her right side in the open sea. Aerial shot - The Andrea Doria is totally laying on her right side and is taking on a lot of water. MS Aerial - The Andrea Doria on a death roll. Aerial shot - The front portion of the Stockholm smashed up and the point of the ship is missing. Aerial shot - The Stockholm making its way through the water, voice over reports that there were 50 souls lost up-right in the crash of the two ships. MS - Helicopter landing and rescue squad wheeling an injured person on a gurney. MS - Another injured person on a stretcher being carried away. MCUS - An injured person being placed in an ambulance. Aerial shot - Just a small amount of the Andrea Doria sticking out of the water, she is well on her way of sinking. Aerial shot - Just a bit of the rear portion sticking up above the water, you can see a portion of the propeller. MS - In the New York Harbor The Ile de France, a ship that picked up survivors from the Andrea Doria. MCUS - Survivors on the Ile de France. MCUS - Reunited families all smiles. CUS - Passengers waving, New York sky line. MOHS - Lady disembarking on a stretcher from the Ile de France. MCUS - Passengers disembarking the Ile de France. MS - Passengers inside a dock building getting reunited with family members. CUS - Passengers at a Red Cross station. MS - Two nurses escorting an injured woman passenger. MCUS - Looks like a daughter running into the arms of her father. MS - Two male figures reuniting and hugging each other.