La Coubre explosion
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The freighter La Coubre (sometimes erroneously called "Le Coubre") exploded at 3:10 p.m. on 4 March 1960, while it was being unloaded in Havana harbor, Cuba. This 4,310-ton French vessel was carrying 76 tons of Belgian munitions from the port of Antwerp. Unloading explosive ordnance directly onto the dock was against port regulations. Ships with such cargoes were supposed to be moored in the center of the harbor and their high-risk cargo unloaded onto lighters. The death toll was between 75 and 100 people with more than 200 people injured.
Guerrillero Heroico, the iconic photo of Che Guevara, was taken by Alberto Korda at a memorial service for victims of the La Coubre explosion.
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