Texas City Explosion 2

[latinboy295]

both of the videos were good it help me out a lot for a project i have to do

[MsLeslie2406]

My great grandfather was so post to be on the 2nd ship that exploded but had stayed out too late the night before drinking and had a hangover and was late to work. He was on his way when the first ship exploded.

[ClubQBall]

A 2-ton anchor from the Grandcamp was hurled 1.62 miles (2.61 km) and found in a 10-foot (3 m) crater. It now rests in a memorial park. The main 5-ton anchor was hurled 1/2 mile (800 m) to the entrance of the Texas City Dike, and rests on a Texas shaped memorial at the entrance.

People felt the shock 250 miles (400 km) away in Louisiana. The explosion blew almost 6,350 tons of the ship's steel into the air, some at supersonic speed.

[studio910]

thanks for posting this!

[ThunderAppeal]

Something they fail to emphasis is that the french so-called grain ship had ammonium nitrate and not grain like the french ship had said it was. So the this isnt the fault of the refinieries, they didnt do anything wrong. The fault is on that french freighter that lied about their cargo.

[doom6928]

um no it wasnt just the fault of the fucking french lying to us, the monsanto employees didnt know how to deal with this at the time but they also didnt realy try to most of the town went to watch the "fire" and that was mostly why so many people died.

[paulj2005]

i work in texas city at BP as a contractor,but i live in beaumont texas, i just really thank god that i make it home alive and my family needs me to come home

[rhannasagi]

My grand father died in this explosion, I am a native of Texas City, and te refineries are doubled if not trippled the size, I believ they are safer, and improved for the environment. Yes there are still accidents and that is to be expected in an major oil complex. Texas City is such a great place. So much more history is here. And alot has changed but its changing for the better!

[TheMrBlinx]

@rhannasagi Remember, it was the fault of a FRENCH ship, not Texas city.

[ffjsb]

@TheMrBlinx It was the fault of all concerned. But none of them knew how to handle Ammonium Nitrate at the time. It's a bit late for pointing fingers anyway, most of those people paid for their mistake with their lives. RIP

[doom6928]

fuck the french

[longhornlove1]

@rhannasagi Texas City is NOT changing for the better. That city is deteriorating by the day... the most ignorant people I've ever encountered. As soon as I left for college, I promised I'd never go back..

[PorygonFanatics]

@longhornlove1 That's what happens when you leave your hometown; it happened to me after I moved to a different town.

[doom6928]

um i am not ignorant and i have lived here my entire life. sure the town sometimes smells like rotton eggs but i love living here and fuck you for saying that.

[dell32139]

wow sucks

[zenmachinefilms]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.

[DeathxIcarus]

ya i live in Texas City, wasent alive then, only 18, but ya they happen like once a year

[mmyersk]

Good Ole TC!

[blossom114]

kinda scary... live there