Out of the fog : the sinking of Andrea Doria by Mattsson, Algot

Out of the fog : the sinking of Andrea Doria
by Mattsson, Algot

(#0077SFX)

Hardcover Cornell Maritime Press, 2003
Description: xiii, 168 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm
Dewey: 363.12; Audience: Adult

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Originally published in Sweden by Tre Bocker as Den langa natten.;Includes bibliographical references (page 165) and index. Describes events leading up to the collision of the "Andrea Doria" and the "Stockholm" in 1956 which resulted in the sinking of the "Andrea Doria" and the loss of fifty-six people, and includes excerpts of the testimony given at the hearing held after the tragedy, which was settled out of court.

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A trace of the unsolved mystery seems to follow all ship sinkings through history. This interest is especially keen in the case of the collision between Stockholm and Andrea Doria, two passenger liners that collided at the edge of the fogbank in 1956, even though both were equipped with radar and officers on both ships were aware of the presence of the other. Stockholm was badly damaged but able to return to New York under its own power. Andrea Doria sank soon after the collision.The preliminary hearing held after the tragedy raised as many questions as it answered, as the two companies who owned the ships chose to settle out of court before all the testimony had been given. With no documented resolution, some of those questions remain to this day, but this book provides information and insights not previously available in English.Out of the Fog describes the events leading up to the collision from the perspective of both ships. The collision itself is covered, as is the heroic and largely successful rescue effort that followed. The book contains testimony given at the hearing, and an appendix provides a legal opinion from an attorney who was directly involved with the case.Algot Mattsson was the information officer for Swedish America Line, the owner of Stockholm, and had special access to Johan-Ernst Carstens-Johannsen, the sole officer on the bridge at the time of the collision. Gordon W. Paulsen was one of the lawyers representing Swedish America Line at the time of the collision.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press
  • Publication Date: August 21, 2009
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: 1st American ed.
  • Dewey: 363.12
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: xiii, 168 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
  • Tracings: Paulsen, Gordon W. ; Paulsen, Bruce G., 1958-
  • ISBN-10: 0-87033-545-6
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-87033-545-7
  • LCCN: 2002-155927
  • Follett Number: 0077SFX
  • Audience: Adult