Remember the Sultana
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.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 c... Read more
Starring Sean Astin, Mackenzie Astin, Jim Beaver, Bob Bergen, Leah Ann Cevoli, Jim Cummings, Matthew Jayson Cwern
It's a documentary and history movie, and has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Ireland.
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