March 4, 1960, the harbor was the scene of a deadly explosion when the French freighter LaCoubre, carrying 76 tons of Belgian munitions, was being unloaded
defense against sabotage particularly after the mysterious explosion of the French freighter LaCoubre while dockworkers unloaded ammunitions from the ship
Venezuela. From 4 to 5 March 1960, Masetti personally reported on the explosion of LaCoubre, a ship docked in Havana Harbor which had exploded at the cost of