The Worst Shipwreck in American History Nobody Remembers
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Discover the story of the worst shipwreck in American history, a disaster that killed more people than the Titanic yet remains largely forgotten. In this video, we explore the tragic events of April 1865, the overcrowded steamboat, and the decisions that led to one of the deadliest maritime catastrophes in U.S. history. Chapters: 00:00 Worse than the Titanic 00:12 Three questions 00:24 April 1865 00:36 One day later 00:48 Who was aboard 01:00 Where they had come from 01:12 They were going home 01:24 They were paid by the head 01:36 Other boats left empty 01:48 Six times over 02:00 They propped up the decks 02:12 The boiler was bulging 02:24 They patched it instead 02:36 And the river was in flood 02:48 Water sloshing off hot metal 03:00 Two in the morning 03:12 Then it burned 03:24 The banks were not there 03:36 Hours in the water 03:48 The boats that turned back 04:00 Then three hundred more died 04:12 Nobody is sure how many 04:24 The investigations 04:36 Nobody served a sentence 04:48 The survivors kept it alive 05:00 Under a soybean field 05:12 Still there 05:24 Modest memorials 05:36 Why nobody knows 05:48 Every stage was a decision
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