Audio CD Book Alive the Andrea Doria Is a Winner At the Hollywood Book Festival

I almost fell overboard when I received notice that my audio CD book of Alive on the Andrea Doria has won national recognition from the Hollywood Book Festival. To see a list of winners: http://www.hollywoodbookfestival.com/winners2010.htm     The Honorable Mention award will … Continue reading

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Canton Public Library Recommends Alive on the Andrea Doria for First Wave of Summer Reading

Peril on the Sea Alive on the Andrea Doria: the greatest sea rescue in history Title: Alive on the Andrea Doria: the greatest sea rescue in history Author: Simpson, Pierette Domenica Note: Includes bibliographical references and index   At the … Continue reading

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Historic Andrea Doria Bell Recovered by New Jersey Shipwreck Divers

 On Monday,> June 28,two lucky New Jersey divers discovered the historic Andrea Doria bell while exploring the “Grande Dame of the Sea.”  Ernest Rookey, of Jackson, and Carl Bayer, of Hillsborough, were part of an expedition team diving on the … Continue reading

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The Decay of the Andrea Doria: revelations and analysis

Recently, I’ve had the privilege of reviewing a very revealing scientific paper titled “The Decay of the Andrea Doria”. The authors are naval architect Philip Sims, and deep-sea divers John Moyer and Steven Gatto. Sims is employed by the Naval Sea Systems … Continue reading

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Watching Titanic: The Movie

For the first time since it was released 12 years ago, I watched Titanic in its entirety disorders cardiovascoari, in the presence of retinaldemiologiche – this Is a disorder typical of diabetes, andA much smaller and guided by a policy … Continue reading

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Daniel Okrent: Prohibition on Ocean Liners and a Personal Connection

 Last week, at my local Borders bookstore, I met a true gentleman and scholar: Daniel Okrent,author of the newly released Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, and featured speaker.  The first public editor of the New York Times … Continue reading

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The Andrea Doria’s Endless Curious Connections

Hi Ms. Simpson: I’m a reporter for the Downriver newspaper, The News-Herald, and I attended your lecture at the Town Hall series. I’m writing a story on the appearance for this coming Friday’s (Feb. 19) paper and wanted to say … Continue reading

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In Search of Andrea Doria Survivors

I’m posting this letter sent to survivors, hoping that someone will read it and help me locate other Andrea Doria survivors. I’m thanking you in advance for any assistance. Project: Gatekeeper of Survivor Stories As you know, for the 50th … Continue reading

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Lost Liners-Comparison Chart

            Lusitania Titanic Empress Britannic A. Doria Service Career 9/7/07- 5/7/15 4/10/12- 4/15/12 6/29/06- 5/29/14 12/23/15- 11/21/16 6/14/53- 7/26/56 Length (ft) 780 882.75 548.90 903 697 Breadth (ft) 87.8 92 65 94 90 Displacement (gross … Continue reading

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The Andrea Doria’s Endless Curious Connections

A couple of days ago I received an unexpected phone call. The elderly gentleman identified himself as Emil Ravetto, whose origins are from the Piemonte, the Italian province where I was born. He explained that he was calling from Somers, … Continue reading

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