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Secrets of the Dead  The Sinking of the Andrea Doria

See testimonies and footage of the accident that ended the era of luxury cruise liners Details

 
 

Program: Secrets of the Dead

Episode: The Sinking of the Andrea Doria

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.

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Documentary , shipwrecks , Andrea Doria , luxury liners , Boats , high seas , rescues

Duration: (54:21)
Premiere Date: 10/02/2006
Episode Expires: 12/31/1969
TV Rating: TV-PG


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