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This is the story of the first televised sinking of an ocean liner. In June, 1956, the Andrea Doria was nearing New York. Aboard her were nearly 1500 passengers and crew. Approaching was the Swedish liner MS Stockholm out of New York. Each ship, equipped with radar and radio, was following the other’s progress. Yet in a few terrifying minutes, both vessels steered a course that led them to collide. The tragedy took place before the eyes of the world.