Secrets of the Dead

The Sinking of the Andrea Doria

Season 5 Episode 4 | 54m 21s

On the last night of an Atlantic voyage, the Andrea Doria luxury liner was broadsided by the 13,000-ton Stockholm in an accident that imperiled more than 1,700 passengers and crew. With the world watching in horror during one of the first televised tragedies, the Andrea Doria sank, sparking a ferocious debate over fault that remains to this day and ended the era of luxury cruise liners.

Aired: 07/26/06

Rating: TV-PG

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