EP 740: 77 साल पहले MUMBAI के DOCK पर हुआ वो धमाका, जिसकी गूंज SHIMLA तक सुनाई दी थी| CRIME TAK

The ship stopped at Karachi before arriving at Bombay and items like cotton bales, timber, oil, among others were loaded into the cargo. The cargo also contained 31 wooden crates containing gold bullion in bars (or ingots) worth £890,000, which were sold by the Bank of England to the Indian government.

Commander Mohan Narayan, retired naval officer and former curator of the Maritime History Society, has done extensive research on the 1944 Bombay Dock explosion. He says that when the ship entered the dock area on 12 April 1944, it was an ‘encore’ waiting to happen.

“Before WWII began in 1939, there were regulations in place that stated that no ammunition could be disembarked in the dock areas. Ships were usually anchored far away from the dock and smaller vessels called ‘lighters’ were sent from the dock to unload any kind of ammunition. But with the war, there was a relaxation in the regulations and with a certificate of urgency, these cargoes containing ammunition were allowed to dock in the area,” he informs.

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He also informs that since it was wartime, every inch of the space available was made use of because transportation of goods at the time was crucial. Which is why items like lubricating oil or cotton bales shared the same space as the ammunition.

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