The catastrophe was the result of rampant fraud at the end of the Civil War.

The 1917 disaster was, at that point, the biggest explosion in history.

A cargo ship has been struck by an unknown projectile in the Gulf, south-east of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday that the ship was hit by a ...

Cargo ship explodes off Iraq in latest Mideast maritime attack amid Iran war ...

An explosion has been reported on a ship off the coast of Iraq. The cargo ship was hit by a projectile about 40 nautical miles south-east of Umm Qasr at 1 PM UTC on Monday, the UK Maritime Trade ...

BARCELONA, Spain — A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean over a year ago after its engine room exploded may have been carrying pieces for nuclear reactors used in submarines, a Spanish ...

Ukraine has relied on this innovative tactic to wreak havoc on Russia's Black Sea fleet, damaging or destroying a number of ...