The article discusses the tragic sinking of the steamship Pulaski, which occurred on June 14, 1838. At 11:05 PM, one of its boilers exploded, leading to the ship's demise approximately 64 kilometers off the coast of North Carolina while en route from Savannah, Georgia, to Baltimore, Maryland. The disaster resulted in the deaths of nearly half of the wealthy passengers aboard, including the captain, Charles Dubois, and left many mysteries surrounding the event. This maritime tragedy is often likened to the more famous Titanic disaster due to the similar patterns of loss among the affluent.