Author: Greg King & Penny Wilson
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On the evening of July 25th, 10 hours away from NYC, the Andrea Doria was struck by another ship, the Stockholm, in heavy fog. Both ships were badly damaged. The Stockholm was not in danger of sinking. The Andrea Doria, however, was doomed.
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria provides information about the ship, its crew and captain, the passengers, the events that fateful night and the aftermath of the accident. It is obvious that the authors did painstaking research on the ship and the sinking. The facts are given in a very interesting, informative manner. I was not bored once while reading the 340+ pages of this book. So much information...but well-written and interesting.
It is amazing that only 51 people aboard the ships died due to the collision. And despite problems lowering lifeboats from the Andrea Doria because the ship was listing too far to one side, all passengers were evacuated as quickly as possible. Other ships in the region came to help, even the Stockholm. It was a huge and costly rescue mission, seen around the world as the media filmed the event from circling airplanes.
Wonderful book! I kept thinking what a contrast this event was compared to the sinking of the Titanic just 40+ years before. What if other ships had responded to Titanic as quickly as they did the Andrea Doria? It could have ended very differently for so many people!
This is the first book by Greg King and Penny Wilson that I have read. I will definitely be reading more! I very much enjoyed this book!
**I voluntarily read a review copy of this book from St. Martin's Press. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**
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