What the records say
- When
- 4 Mar 1960
- Kind
- Explosion
- Coordinates
- 23.13° N, 82.35° W
- Description
- steamship scuttling, accidental or otherwise
La Coubre explosion
1960 deadly explosion of a French cargo ship in Havana, Cuba
The French freighter La Coubre exploded in the harbour of Havana, Cuba, on 4 March 1960 while it was unloading 76 tons of grenades and munitions. Seventy-five to 100 people were killed, and many were injured. Fidel Castro alleged it was an act of sabotage on the part of the United States, which denied any involvement.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “explosion de la Coubre, cargo français qui déchargeait des munitions belges dans le port de La Havane”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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