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In 1968, filmmaker Bruno Vailati and diver Stefano Carletti became the first Italians to explore the wreck of the iconic Italian ship Andrea Doria. Their subsequent documentary titled Andrea Doria 74 provided beautiful imagery of the Andrea Doria, 74 meters below the water’s surface. In July of 2023, the crew of the D/V Tenacious and Italian divers Andrea Murdock Alpini, David D’Anna, and Marco returned to the Andrea Doria, retracing the steps of the legendary duo of Vailati and Carletti, and filmed the wreck of the Andrea Doria from bow to stern. Jenn Sellitti of D/V Tenacious is my guest.
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The Andrea Doria of the Italian Line sank off the coast of Nantucket on July 25th, 1956 after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm.
Stefano Carletti wipes away debris from the letters on the Andrea Doria, from the 1970 documentary “Andrea Doria 74.“
In this video, Italian divers David D’Anna and Andrea Murdock Alpini describe what they saw on the wreck, and American Diver Joe Mazraani takes you 200 feet/60 meters under water for a guided tour of the bow letters and the ship’s anchor. Hang with him. The letters are fading and covered in silt, but you’ll really start to see them when he gets to the “D” in Doria. Watch now >>
Andrea Murdock Alpini prepares for another dive to the Andrea Doria.
Chris Ogden and Jenn Sellitti hold a sink recovered from the Andrea Doria.
Captain of the D/V Tenacious Joe Mazraani gearing up for another dive.
