11/06/2026
"July 2, 1940. 6:58am. Arandora Star torpedoed. 805 died. 60 survived. The ship sank in 30 minutes. The rafts were upside down. 40 people were in the air pocket, but the canvas was 50°F — hypothermia in 15 minutes.
Traveling as an evacuee was 14-year-old Italian girl Anna “Annie” Rossi. From London. At 7:10am she was under the raft. At 7:11am she had her dress. 50 mother-of-pearl buttons, 1 inch.
From 7:11am to 7:15am she worked. She jammed 1 button into the canvas from belo… See more
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