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a miracle,” he said. Linda Morgan’s amazing
story was soon in the news. Many were calling
her “the miracle girl.”
THE STRANGE TRUTH
It is still unclear which ship’s crew read their radar
incorrectly before the collision.
Morgan and her family were headed to New York for
a vacation. Her sister and stepfather were killed in the
accident. Her mother was badly injured.
Morgan’s injuries kept her in the hospital for months
after the collision.
Today, the
Andrea Doria
rests beneath 240 feet of water
in the Atlantic Ocean. Diving conditions near the wreck
are poor. More than 12 divers have died while exploring
the shipwreck since 1956.
Despite the ship accident, Linda Morgan does not
have a fear of boats or the water. She has even been
on several cruises.“It couldn’t happen again,” she once
said.
