293:, a city over 1,700 km away. The shower of burning material set fire to neighbourhoods in the area. Around 2 km (0.77 sq mi) were set ablaze in an 800 m (870 yd) arc around the ship. Eleven neighbouring vessels had been sunk or were sinking, and the emergency personnel at the site suffered heavy losses. Attempts to fight the fire were dealt a further blow when the second explosion from the ship swept the area at 16:34. Burning cotton bales fell from the sky on docked ships, the dock yard, and neighbourhoods outside the harbour. The sound of explosions was heard as far as 80 km (50 mi) away. Some of the most developed and economically important parts of Bombay were wiped out by the blast and resulting fire.
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In the mid-afternoon around 14:00, the crew were alerted to a fire onboard burning somewhere in the No. 2 hold. The crew, dockside fire teams and fireboats were unable to extinguish the conflagration, despite pumping over 900 tons of water into the ship, and nor were they able to find the source due
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magazine published the story as late as 22 May 1944 and still it was news to the outside world. A movie depicting the explosions and aftermath, made by Indian cinematographer
Sudhish Ghatak, was confiscated by military officers, although parts of it were shown to the public as a newsreel at a later
452:
Charles
Brazier arrived in Bombay on 7 May 1944. Over a period of three months, many ships were salvaged. The de-watering operation took three months to complete, after which Jackson and Brazier returned to their base in Colombo. Jackson remained in the Far East for another two years, conducting
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Many families lost all their belongings and were left with just the clothes on their backs. Thousands became destitute. It was estimated that about 6,000 firms were affected and 50,000 lost their jobs. The government took full responsibility for the disaster and monetary compensation was paid to
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in bars in 31 crates. The 8,700 bales of cotton and lubricating oil were loaded at
Karachi and the ship's captain, Alexander James Naismith, recorded his protest about such a "mixture" of cargo. The transportation of cotton through the sea route was inevitable for the merchants, as transporting
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The total number of lives lost in the explosion is estimated at more than 800, while some estimates put the figure at around 1,300. More than 500 civilians lost their lives, many of them residing in adjoining slum areas, but as it was wartime, information about the full extent of the damage was
301:
The details of the explosions and losses were first reported to the outside world by the
Japanese-controlled Radio Saigon, which gave a detailed report of the incident on 15 April 1944. British-Indian wartime censorship permitted news reporters to send the reports only in the second week of May
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caught fire and was destroyed in two giant blasts, scattering debris, sinking surrounding ships and setting fire to the area, killing around 800 to 1,300 people. Some 80,000 people were made homeless and 71 firemen lost their lives in the aftermath. The ship was carrying a mixed cargo of cotton
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At 15:50 the order to abandon ship was given, and sixteen minutes later there was a great explosion, cutting the ship in two and breaking windows over 12 km (7.5 mi) away. This and a later second explosion were powerful enough to be recorded by seismographs at the
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During periodic dredging operations to maintain the depth of the docking bays, many intact gold bars have been found, some as late as
February 2011, and returned to the government. A live shell weighing 45 kg (100 lb) was also found in October 2011. The
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cotton by rail from Punjab and Sindh to Bombay was banned at that time. Naismith, who lost his life in the explosion, described the cargo as "just about everything that will either burn or blow up."
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further salvage work. For their efforts with the pumping operation, both men were rewarded: Brazier was awarded the MBE, and
Jackson received an accelerated promotion. An Australian minesweeper,
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from the damages caused. Soon after the calamity people from the affected areas began pouring into the suburbs. About six thousand persons from the Mandvi area, mostly middle class, went to
1227:
416:'s Irla residents started running a second centre for about 500 persons, where food and lodging were provided for the refugees. A third kitchen was opened at Khotwadi and Narli Agripada in
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has a memorial to the fire fighters who died. National Fire Safety Week is observed across India from 14 to 21 April, in memory of the 66 firemen who died in this explosion.
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It took three days to bring the fire under control, and later, 8,000 men toiled for seven months to remove around 500,000 tons of debris and bring the docks back into action.
405:. The workers and others from Ghatkopar got the three schools opened for their accommodation and private households also provided accommodation to these unfortunate families.
397:) are always known for their good heart which is why around five days after the incident massive relief activities were shifted to the suburbs owing to the neutralisation of
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workers opened a kitchen for them at the Hindu Sabha Hall. The kitchen served food for about a thousand persons twice daily. The
Ghatkopar kitchen was still running when
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Standard World War I cargo ship operated by the Iran
Steamship Company under the management of Wallem & Co. Ltd. She was severely damaged and was scrapped.
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cargo ship owned by Skibs A/S Fjeld and operated under the management of Hans Kiær & Co. She was severely damaged and was sold for scrap in July 1944.
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Thirty-one wooden crates, each containing four gold bars, each gold bar weighing 800 Troy ounces or almost 25 kg. (almost all since recovered)
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cargo liner of the Sociète Misr de
Navigation Maritime. She was gutted by fire. Declared a total loss, she was sunk for use as a jetty.
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bales, timber, oil, gold, and ammunition including around 1,400 tons of explosives with an additional 240 tons of torpedoes and weapons.
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The inquiry into the explosion identified the cotton bales as probably being the seat of the fire. It was critical of several errors:
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424:, arrangements had been made to give rations to about a hundred persons who had found accommodation in Kherwadiand Old Khar village.
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Loss of more than 50,000 tonnes of food grains, including rice, which gave rise to black marketing of food grains afterwards.
1965:
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223:, she arrived at Bombay on 12 April 1944. Her cargo included 1,395 tons of explosives including 238 tons of sensitive "A"
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Two hundred and thirty-one people killed were attached to various dock services including fire brigade and dock employees.
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that was formerly a French passenger ship. She was repaired and was returned to her French owners after the war.
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cargo ship. She was severely damaged by the explosion but was repaired, returning to service in
November 1945.
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owned by the Koninklijke Packetvaart Maatschappij. She was heavily damaged and sank, with the loss of 8 crew.
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There was a rush of labourers from the dock areas who wanted to get out of Bombay on foot by the Agra Road.
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cargo ship of the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij. She caught fire and sank, with the loss of 2 crew.
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A piece of propeller that landed in St. Xaviers High School, about 5 km (3 mi) from the docks.
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to the dense smoke. The water was boiling all over the ship, due to heat generated by the fire.
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cargo ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company. She was pushed on shore and later scrapped.
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More than 50,000 tonnes of shipping destroyed and another 50,000 tonnes of shipping damaged
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was seconded to the Indian government to establish the pumping operation. He and
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1008:. While there were no casualties, the ship was a total loss and was broken up.
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List of accidents and incidents involving transport or storage of ammunition
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partially censored. The results of the explosion are summarised as follows:
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Thirteen ships were lost and some other ships heavily or partially damaged
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A Corporal's War: World War II Adventures of a Royal Engineer Page 233
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1936:"Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939–1945 . Ships starting with N – Nors"
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432:, also known as Mumbai suburb, opened their doors to the needy.
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194:, British Columbia, under a lend-lease agreement, and the name
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766:. She caught fire and sank, with the loss of 15 of her crew.
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The memorial erected outside Mumbai Fire Brigade Headquarters
141:) occurred on 14 April 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay,
1122:"Explosion on cargo ship rocks Bombay, India – Apr 14, 1944"
1152:"Has India's contribution to WW2 been ignored? – BBC News"
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citizens who made a claim for loss or damage to property.
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in the city. Sensors recorded that the earth trembled at
1505:, Tuesday, 12 September 1944; pg. 3; Issue 49956; col E
1480:. Naval Historical Society of Australia. Archived from
528:, the following vessels were sunk or severely damaged.
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newspaper, stated in a report dated 20 April 1944 that
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The Day It Rained Gold Bricks and a Horse Ran Headless
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List of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
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Of the above, three Royal Indian Navy ships were lost
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1517:"Live, 45-kg shell dredged from WW-II ship's ruins"
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69:
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488:not using steam injectors to contain the fire, and
482:required to indicate a "dangerous cargo on board",
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1894:
356:More than 2,500 were injured, including civilians
2259:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1944
1766:"Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij 1888–1967"
1209:Bombay, Meri Jaan: Writings on Mumbai Page 138
353:Some estimates put total deaths at up to 1,300
2244:
2058:
2033:The First and Last Voyage of the Fort Crevier
1414:"Explosion on Corgo ship rocks Bombay, India"
420:where about 300 people were being served. In
276:People running for safety after the explosion
8:
21:
1991:. London: Chatham publishing. p. 452.
1910:Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart
491:a delay in alerting the local fire brigade.
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2237:
2229:
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2043:
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1435:
1408:
1406:
1325:. merchantnavyofficers.com. Archived from
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20:
1873:"Ships Lost in the WWII Bombay Explosion"
647:The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
319:Aftermath of the explosion at the harbour
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1257:
1255:
1253:
1251:
1249:
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1245:
1220:"That's how Mumbai's fire brigade Rolls"
380:D. N. Wandrekar, a senior journalist at
335:SS Jalapadma on land after the explosion
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1865:
1711:Mitchell, W. H.; Sawyer, L. A. (1995).
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1600:
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1371:
1369:
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475:storing the cotton below the munitions,
1942:from the original on 24 September 2014
1760:
1758:
1472:
1470:
1317:
1315:
1313:
1311:
1309:
1307:
1305:
1004:cargo ship owned by Wallem & Co.,
574:British India Steam Navigation Company
2021:. New York: Duell, Sloan, and Pearce.
1879:from the original on 4 September 2014
1798:from the original on 2 September 2014
1614:from the original on 4 September 2014
1515:Tiwary, Deeptiman (24 October 2011).
1420:from the original on 25 December 2018
1230:from the original on 25 December 2018
1162:from the original on 25 December 2018
1132:from the original on 25 December 2018
7:
1916:from the original on 29 October 2015
1686:"Landing Ship Infantry HMIS El Hind"
1559:from the original on 5 December 2014
1264:Times News Network (11 April 2004).
347:Of the above figure, 66 were firemen
1968:from the original on 12 August 2022
764:Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij
730:until 1948, when she was scrapped.
722:. She was burnt out and declared a
391:
350:More than 500 civilians were killed
1692:from the original on 8 August 2020
1666:from the original on 14 April 2023
651:She had been requisitioned by the
485:delaying unloading the explosives,
440:As part of the salvage operation,
33:Smoke billowing out of the harbour
14:
1989:The world's merchant fleets, 1939
1850:from the original on 22 July 2014
1772:from the original on 22 July 2014
1743:from the original on 31 July 2019
1640:from the original on 4 March 2016
2893:Maritime incidents in April 1944
2823:
2818:
2806:
2798:
1824:from the original on 31 May 2015
1585:from the original on 16 May 2021
1339:
1296:
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1022:
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965:
938:
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553:
1552:National Safety Council (India)
1451:. 15 April 2011. Archived from
649:for the conveyance of pilgrims.
16:Ship explosion in Bombay, India
1362:. 22 May 1944. pp. 38–39.
520:Ships lost or severely damaged
259:and approximately £890,000 of
200:was derived from the renowned
1:
2863:Non-combat military accidents
1844:"Scindia Steam Navigation Co"
1385:. 22 May 1944. Archived from
974:The landing craft was sunk.
657:Landing Ship Infantry (Large)
924:. She caught fire and sank.
659:. She caught fire and sank.
576:. The vessel was burnt out.
478:not displaying the red flag
164:Vessel, the voyage and cargo
726:. The vessel was used as a
190:freighter built in 1942 in
2919:
2018:The Great Bombay Explosion
1443:"Tributes paid to firemen"
1356:"War Explodes into Bombay"
1266:"When Bombay docks rocked"
395: Residents of Mumbai
376:Suburban relief activities
149:, India) when the British
2898:April 1944 events in Asia
2793:
2199:
572:cargo liner owned by the
126:
121:
26:
2888:Disasters in Maharashtra
922:China Navigation Company
2903:1944 disasters in India
2187:1944 Bombay explosion (
1634:"HMHS Chantilly (1941)"
1379:"India: Fire in Bombay"
756:Generaal van der Heyden
737:Generaal van der Heyden
724:constructive total loss
645:passenger ship used by
2883:20th century in Mumbai
2038:The day it rained gold
1987:Jordan, Roger (1999).
1906:"Seekrieg 1944, April"
1904:; Gerhard Hümmelchen.
504:
336:
328:
320:
277:
243:fighter aircraft, raw
204:in British Columbia.
176:
139:Bombay docks explosion
2868:1944 in British India
1323:"Explosion in Bombay"
1205:14 April 2023 at the
1186:14 April 2023 at the
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93:18.95278°N 72.84500°E
50:16:15 IST (10:45 UTC)
2015:Ennis, John (1959).
1555:. 17 February 2014.
790:Generaal van Sweiten
773:Generaal van Sweiten
383:The Bombay Chronicle
241:Supermarine Spitfire
239:. She also carried
211:on 24 February, via
2853:Explosions in India
1527:on 30 December 2011
1478:"On this day: 1944"
1391:on 14 December 2008
1329:on 4 February 2012.
512:'s headquarters at
510:Mumbai Fire Brigade
450:chief petty officer
89: /
23:
2848:Explosions in 1944
2569:Yoshida Maru No. 1
1846:. The Ships List.
1768:. The Ships List.
1737:"Fort Ships A – J"
1636:. Maritime Quest.
1547:"Fire Safety Week"
1271:The Times of India
920:cargo ship of the
762:cargo ship of the
605:was a 10,017
505:
337:
329:
321:
287:Colaba Observatory
278:
247:bales, barrels of
188:gross register ton
177:
98:18.95278; 72.84500
2878:History of Mumbai
2835:
2834:
2226:
2225:
2121:Fort Battle River
1875:. Merchantships.
1278:on 3 January 2013
1098:Halifax Explosion
1079:
1078:
1038:was a 6,292
1000:was a 3,507
916:was a 2,653
886:was a 3,857
856:was a 5,677
824:was a 1,173
792:was a 1,300
758:was a 1,213
715:was a 7,142
685:was a 5,155
653:Royal Indian Navy
641:was a 5,319
634:Royal Indian Navy
568:was a 3,172
537:Flag or operator
131:
130:
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2827:
2822:
2810:
2802:
2786:
2775:
2764:
2754:
2752:Bergen explosion
2746:
2743:Pan-Pennsylvania
2736:
2727:Bombay explosion
2721:
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2688:
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2645:
2635:
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2588:
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2533:
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2099:North Sands type
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1733:
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1708:
1702:
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1568:
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1489:
1474:
1465:
1464:
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1460:
1455:on 20 April 2011
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1343:
1337:
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1330:
1319:
1300:
1294:
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1283:
1274:. Archived from
1261:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1235:
1216:
1210:
1197:
1191:
1181:Bombay Explosion
1178:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1167:
1158:. 16 June 2015.
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2767:
2757:
2749:
2739:
2724:
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2675:
2669:Other incidents
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