Introduction SS Fort Stikine (Wikipedia) The day 14 th April is generally treated as a black day for cruising by many sailors and historians. It is not the fault of any historian or sailor to think so; the day indeed is not good for cruising. This day has seen two of the most devastating and tragic ship wrecks and accidents in the history: The wrecking of Titanic and the explosion of SS Fort Stikine. The former was a passenger ship while the later a cargo ship but both incidents were equally fatal and unfortunate. While many articles have been written and many discussions have taken place regarding the wrecking of Titanic, we know very little about the incident that shook the whole Bombay (now Mumbai) and eventually India on the same day in 1944. The Ship: History and the "Mixture" It was on 14 th April 1944 when a cargo ship containing items deemed to ‘burn or blow up’, while berthing on Bombay docks (Victoria dock and Princess dock), exploded and cause...