1 hr 36 min
|2015
Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.
Status
Released
Release Date
2015-04-27
Runtime
1 hr 36 min
Votes
2Count | 6.5Average
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Languages
English |