Manned Submersible Maps Andrea Doria Shipwreck

For the first time in 20 years, an ocean exploration company is conducting manned submersible dives on the Andrea Doria shipwreck to document its current condition. The Andrea Doria is an Italian ocean liner that sank on July 25, 1956 about 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket when she was struck by the MS Stockholm. 51 lives were lost. Since then, the wreckage has come to be known as "The Everest of Shipwrecks" due to its location and depth. It is located 250-feet below the surface and 16 divers have died trying to reach it over the years. Recently a team from OceanGate, an ocean exploration company, has launched the first manned submersible dives to the wreck in more than 20 years. The team hopes to use multi-beam sonar to survey the wreck and then digitally assemble scans into a 3-D model to help illustrate the full scope of the wreck and document its current condition. Unfortunately the initial sonar scans suggest that the wreck may be in worse condition than previously believed. For more info, click to smithsonianmag.com. https://youtu.be/VXS_-4JFFFs