After a few days traveling north, three of the ship's strained boilers exploded in the early hours of April 27, 1865, killing dozens instantly. Constructed predominantly of wood, the Sultana quickly caught fire and sank, leading to the deaths of more than 1,100 passengers either through the explosion itself, severe burns, drowning, or hypothermia.

A cargo ship in the Baltimore Harbor appeared to explode, according to video posted on social media Monday. Firefighters located the W-Sapphire, a 751-foot bulk carrier, showing signs of damage consistent with a fire and explosion. The ship’s crew ...

An explosion rocked a cargo ship carrying coal in Baltimore, causing a fire and sending a stream of smoke into the sky but leaving no injuries, authorities said Monday evening. U.S. Coast Guard crews and firefighters from the city of Baltimore were among ...

BALTIMORE — An explosion aboard a cargo vessel near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge late Monday is under investigation, Baltimore and federal officials said. Part of a Liberian cargo vessel exploded, causing a fire in a portion of the ...

After finding the 30-ton steel hatch cover that blew off a coal carrier this week amid an explosion aboard the ship, dive teams are working to find out how to remove it. The hatch was located earlier this week after the Army Corps of Engineers deployed ...

BALTIMORE — A shipboard explosion has damaged a coal ship in Baltimore near the site where another cargo ship crashed into the Key Bridge. No one was hurt in the blast onboard the W-Sapphire, which was carrying a crew of 23 people, WBAL reported.

The blast occurred at around 2pm (local time) on Wednesday at Zhengji town in Xiangyang city of Hubei province, Xinhua news agency reported.