tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post6666748121605905285..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Ruth Roman, Betsy Drake, and the SS Andrea DoriaJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-21041401024112326492011-01-14T22:29:16.731-05:002011-01-14T22:29:16.731-05:00Grazie,massimo mereu,for telling us about your gra...Grazie,massimo mereu,for telling us about your grandfather, Dino Massa. I'm sure he was a hero. He must have had amazing stories to tell of that time.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-29080244833713367382011-01-14T21:05:10.580-05:002011-01-14T21:05:10.580-05:00My gran dad was Dino Massa the musician that was p...My gran dad was Dino Massa the musician that was playing arrivederci Roma wen the SS Andrea Doria collide with MS Stockholm. my nonno is now dead but i remember the story very well as I grown up with nonno telling me the story many times.my hero nonno Dinomassimo mereunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-6544350303183611222010-08-03T12:44:27.896-04:002010-08-03T12:44:27.896-04:00Thank you, Gordon, for another excellent commentar...Thank you, Gordon, for another excellent commentary with much for us to chew on, Papal Blessing and all. I envy your transatlantic crossings. I hope to do that someday. Actually, I like dressing up, so that's no problem. But I would be sorely dissapointed if a live orchestra were not playing "Arrivederci Roma."<br /><br />Yes, that young girl who, during the moment of impact, was thrown from her cabin on the Andrea Doria to the prow of the Stockholm, safely except for minor injuries, was Linda Morgan. Sadly, other members of her family died. Her father, a New York newscaster who was not on this trip, went through the rollercoaster of emotion in having to first report her death, and then the next day report her being found safe.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-43320963433854026482010-08-03T11:38:04.555-04:002010-08-03T11:38:04.555-04:00Jacqueline:
Extremely interesting posting for so ...Jacqueline:<br /><br />Extremely interesting posting for so many reasons. You have retold the story so well I have little to add – and I also learned things I had not known (e.g., the On the Waterfront connection). <br /><br />I remember well when the event happened -- and here is the ultimate trivia. My friend Bill O’Callaghan was either just married or getting married and the Papal Blessing of his marriage went down with the ship. It mattered not – he and Joan are still married all these years later.<br /><br />More trivia, of little interest to other than my wife and me. In the late 90s, there was a very excellent little Italian restaurant in Gravesend, Kent which was owned and run by two brothers who formerly worked on the Andrea Doria. Its name was Casa Luna and it has since passed into memory – but whenever I hear about the lost ship I think about those two men.<br /><br />And finally, a word on transatlantic crossings vs. cruises. My wife and I are long time Cunarders, having first crossed on QE2 in 1980. (I made less luxurious crossings in 1958 and 1959 on troop ships. I still have the letter I sent to my mother in 1958 telling her about my first crossing and my first sight of England.)<br /><br />My wife and I still make the round trip every April and return in June. But even on the luxurious Queen Mary 2 one can avoid the dress up routine by eating at alternate venues and skipping the invitations that invariably come to frequent crossers. I like the idea of freighter crossings -- but have not ever done one.<br /><br />Cruising does not interest me at all. Crossing the Atlantic with all its history has never lost its lustre. One thinks of the early Cunard days, of pilgrims heading west, of ships lost such as Titanic, of the captain of Carpathia speeding through the ice, and of our uncles going to war, and some returning on the great Queens. <br /><br />Panavia999 also makes an excellent point. Every member of ship’s staff, no matter their status, has a mission in case of emergency and their ultimate responsibility is safety of the passengers.<br /><br />Thank you again for an excellent posting about the high drama of peril at sea. It rattled the remote chambers of my mind for an assortment of thoughts. Best.<br /><br />Gerald<br /><br />Postscript: More likely from the annals of Rod Serling is the account of the 14 year old passenger who during the collision was thrown from her bed on the Andrea Doria and deposited on the bow of the Stockholm.Gordon Pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177101489742741815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-19932352426884710732010-08-02T17:51:52.765-04:002010-08-02T17:51:52.765-04:00I work in the maritime industry and it doesn't...I work in the maritime industry and it doesn't matter what their function was on board, they were still crew and the crew is last to leave. (Even though service staff, etc would have been the first crew to disembark after all the passengers had left.) Even the least of crew members has assigned duties when abandoning ship. Passengers first. Period. <br />Someone always behaves badly in a crisis. That's why there's a whole field of psychology devoted to it.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-24298605793194712832010-08-02T17:35:16.815-04:002010-08-02T17:35:16.815-04:00A spectacular wreck is bad PR, but overall ocean t...A spectacular wreck is bad PR, but overall ocean travel was and is quite safe. These days, a person can cross the Atlantic on a freighter for about $125/day including meals. So transocean travel (as opposed to cruising) is still possible. You don't have dress up! I've never liked the idea of a cruise vacation, but sea travel is interesting.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-52966217888829898522010-08-02T17:32:09.128-04:002010-08-02T17:32:09.128-04:00Hi, panavia. The rescue certainly was an interest...Hi, panavia. The rescue certainly was an interesting story. It's true that the first lifeboats from the Andrea Doria contained many of their ship's staff, but technically, they were not the crew. They were for the most part waiters and kitchen staff, maintenance workers. By other reports, the actual seamen stayed on board and assisted the passengers.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-22519181200372940022010-08-02T17:11:18.444-04:002010-08-02T17:11:18.444-04:00My mother used to talk about this a lot, she follo...My mother used to talk about this a lot, she followed it closely in the news at the time. Apparently, some of the crew of the Andrea Doria behaved in a less than heroic manner. For example, the first lifeboats from the Adrea Doria to the Stockholm contained crew, not passengers, which reportedly enraged the Stockholm crew who fought with the Andrea Doria crew. The story of the wreck and rescue is more interesting than who was actually on board.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-45760096166588061652010-08-02T13:00:50.269-04:002010-08-02T13:00:50.269-04:00Thanks so much, Laura. Kind of takes the glamour ...Thanks so much, Laura. Kind of takes the glamour out of luxury travel, I suppose.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-42553914863538755042010-08-02T12:35:12.570-04:002010-08-02T12:35:12.570-04:00What a fabulous post! I had no idea of this story...What a fabulous post! I had no idea of this story and was riveted. Thank you for this most interesting piece of history, Jacqueline!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-57998887082080575932010-08-02T10:14:35.192-04:002010-08-02T10:14:35.192-04:00Thank you, Amanda. Movies are entertaining, but s...Thank you, Amanda. Movies are entertaining, but sometimes there's nothing quite so dramatic as real life.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-22472503485882376712010-08-02T09:45:16.505-04:002010-08-02T09:45:16.505-04:00incredibly fascinating. Wonderful post!incredibly fascinating. Wonderful post!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.com