Re: [Chrysler300] Palo Alto

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Ray, thanks for the info on Mr. Bright.  Too bad he couldn't make the  50th 
anniv.  It sure is odd, sometimes, how things group themselves in  time!  None 
of us would probably ever be aware there was an Andrea Doria  interest group 
had we not started discussing my erroneous memory as to what car  it was on 
that ship, and had not Al recalled "Ghia cars" going down with  it.  Thanks to 
all who corrected me and sent Norseman pictures.   300ly, Gil
 
In a message dated 7/13/2006 7:35:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Sadly,  the author died this weekend at the site. The link John provided   
takes you to a page which is all about Mr. Bright and his work on   
numerous wrecks.
Here's a clip from the NY Times:


David A.  Bright, an internationally renowned authority on the sinking  
of the  Andrea Doria who was helping lead preparations to commemorate  
the  disaster’s 50th anniversary later this month, collapsed and died on   
Saturday after making a dive into the wreck of the ship, about 60  miles  
south of Nantucket. He was 49 and lived in Flemington,  N.J.

The exact cause of death has not been determined, said Petty  Officer  
Rochelle Padilla of the Coast Guard Station at Woods Hole,  Mass., which  
responded to an emergency call at 6:50 p.m. on  Saturday.

According to the Coast Guard’s report, Mr. Bright  surfaced from the  
wreck; boarded his dive boat, the Sirena; and  collapsed. Evacuated by  
Coast Guard helicopter, he was taken by  ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital,  
where he was pronounced  dead.

A scientist by training, Mr. Bright was a skilled wreck diver who  had  
dived the remains of the Andrea Doria more than 100 times. He  had an  
important collection of artifacts salvaged from the ship,  including  
china and crystal, which he often lent to museum  exhibitions.

The founder of the Andrea Doria Survivor Reunions  Committee, Mr. Bright  
acted as a liaison between divers and  survivors of the sinking. He had  
made Saturday’s dive in part to  help another diver photograph the wreck  
for the 50th anniversary  reunion on July 23 at the United States  
Merchant Marine Academy at  Kings Point, N.Y.

On Jun 30, 2006, at 6:45 PM, John J. Hertog  wrote:

>
>  http://shipwreck.blogs.com/shipwrecks_historical_tim/andrea_doria/ 
>  index.html
>







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