NavList:

I saw another documentary on the Andrea Dorea sinking (which agreed that
the Dorea's captain had been railroaded).  This one didn't mention
Lloyds, but did mention that both ships were ultimately owned by the
same company (apparently the companies that owned each ship were both
subsidiaries of the same larger company), and the claim was made that
the uber-parent company realized that no matter who was at fault, it
would get a black eye.  Since everyone was accusing the Dorea's captain,
it just let him  take the blame to get the matter over with.

Lu Abel

Red wrote:
> Frank-
>  So, we are asked to believe that the ranking bridge officer and helmsman was a
> junior officer who was incompetent to have the helm and unfamiliar with the
> autopilot operations? And that's supposed to be reassuring? Hmmmm.....
>
>  Oddly enough tonight PBS ran an hour on the Andrea Dorea and the Stockholm, and
> their conclusion (not "PBS's" but also that of a professor at the USMMA who had
> researched this) is that the official findings at the time were a fast cover-up
> by Lloyds', who insured both ships and wanted a fast cheap end to the matter,
> blaming the Dorea's captain when the only facts indicate exactly the opposite,
> that the Stockholm was totally responsible but all parties wanted to cover this
> up--except the Italians, who got out-politicked.
>
>  "The ship is safe, there's nothing wrong with the mechanisms, we simply left an
> incompetent in charge on the bridge."
>
> OK, I'm reassured. (Not!)
>
> They say the Stockholm is still in service doing Carribean cruises someplace.
>
>
> >
>

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