Articles of Vapor La Coubre

In memory of the hundreds killed, injured and orphaned by the explosion of a French steamship on March 4, 1960, yesterday morning Party and Havana government authorities gathered at the La Coubre Docks to honor the victims. On March 4, 1961, during the commemoration of the first anniversary of the sabotage of the French steamship La Coubre, Comandante en jefe Fidel Castro Ruz stated: “When the ship La Coubre exploded, leaving that Dantesque toll of workers and soldiers torn apart by the criminal sabotage, our enemies were warning us of the price they would demand of us.