Remember the Sultana
2018 • Documentary | History
6.5 (2)
Mark Marshall
Director
Mike Marshall
Director
Brendan Hedges
Writer
Mark Marshall
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 27, 2018
Duration
96 Min
Language
English
Popularity
0.6259
Budget
$500,000
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
