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Go to HomepageReel Number: 250070-04
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1960
Country: Cuba
Location: Havana
TC Begins: 18:02:40
TC Ends: 18:03:23
Duration: 00:00:43
1960 - Cuba: Munition Ship La Coubre On Fire After Explosion At Havana Dock, 04Mar60 18:02:42 French munitions ship, La Coubre, on fire 04Mar60, ambulance thru crowd. Soldiers. Partially sunken ship & heavily damaged warehouses, men cleaning up wreckage. 18:02:59 LS of funeral crowds on street. MS of soldiers marching alongside flower-covered hearse. Fidel Castro w/ arms linked w/ others including Raul Castro , Che Guevara & others. Women crying & watching alongside street, families follow hearse. 1960 Havana Explosion Aftermath; Freighter; Cold War; Anti-Communism; NOTE: Blast is often attributed to CIA but papers are sealed. At least 75 thought dead. Note: Incorrect aspect ratio but usable.