#MSStockholm
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1956, Swedish #OceanLiner #MSStockholm t-boned the Italian liner #AndreaDoria, causing her to roll onto her side and sink, killing 51 people. Most were rescued by numerous passing ships, including the famed #ÎleDeFrance. The Doria was only three years old.
July 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
25 July 1956 (70 years ago): Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SSAndrea Doria collides with the MSStockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.
July 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM