A boiler explosion that killed eight crew members on what was once the world's largest passenger ship was likely caused by Norwegian Cruise Line's improper operation, maintenance and inspection of ...

The co-op said the blast happened before 11 a.m. They said a mechanical failure in a steam boiler caused the explosion, but there was no fire. Authorities said no one was injured in the explosion.

On the morning of the 11th, the flue of the steam boiler at a foundry in West Troy, N. Y., collapsed and killed the engineer Henry, and his brother David Paul. A number of others were severely ...

An all-caps headline to describe the boiler explosion aboard the Shirley Bell in Sept. 1878. Photo from the Warren Ledger “The town was thrown into a great excitement.” Yes, I assume a ship sinking in ...