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50 Fifty years ago today, the world awoke to the earliest reports that a collision had occurred between the SS Andrea Doria and the SS Stockholm in the waters 50 miles south of Nantucket. Islanders joined listeners from across the globe as the Doria passed through the final stages of her celebrated, if brief, lifespan. Information came in quick hits and it took years before a clearer picture of what happened on July 25 emerged. Beginning on July 5, 2006, The Independent has offered a closer examination of the story of the Andrea Doria. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the wreck, The Independent has compiled its three-past series for today's publication.