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Plaquemine, LA Steamer CONCORDIA Explosion, Sept 1848

EXPLOSION OF THE CONCORDIA.  read more »

Bayou Sara, LA Steamer CLIPPER NO. 1 Explosion, Sept 1843

Read articles about the explosion of the steamer Clipper near Bayou Sara, Louisiana on Sept 19, 1843.

New Orleans, LA Towboat MOHICAN Explosion, Feb 1842

EXPLOSION OF THE MOHICAN.  read more »

Lake Ponchatrain, LA Explosion of the WALKER, Dec 1840

EXPLOSION OF THE WALKER.  read more »

Profit Island Bend, LA Steamboat MONMOUTH and TREMONT Collide, Oct 1837

COLLISION OF THE STEAMBOAT MONMOUTH AND THE SHIP TREMONT.  read more »

Balize, LA Area Steamer TANGIPAHO Fire, Mar 1838

BURNING OF THE TANGIPAHO, MARCH 2, 1838.  read more »

White Castle, LA Coast Guard Tender WHITE ALDER Accident, Dec 1968

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17 ARE MISSING IN SHIP COLLISION.

White Castle, La. -- (AP) -- A freighter collided with a Coast Guard vessel on the mile-wide Mississippi River here Saturday night. Seventeen  read more »

New Orleans, LA Steamboat PILOT Explosion, Mar 1844

EXPLOSION OF THE PILOT.  read more »

Natchitoches, LA Area Steamboat LIONESS Explosion & Fire, May 1833

Explosion and Fire on the Lioness, May 1833

Read articles about the Explosion and Fire onboard the steamboat "Lioness" on the Mississippi River near the stream Ragolet Bon Dieu near Natchitoches, LA in May 1833.

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