The Halifax Explosion - Nearer My God To Thee

On December 6th, 1917, the French Munitions ship Mont-Blanc and Norwegian ship Imo collided with one another. The Mont-Blanc's cargo subsequently caught fire. At 9:04 AM, the munitions aboard the Mont-Blanc exploded, roughly equivalent to three kilotons of TNT.

Although unusual for the time, the following day brought a blizzard, dropping forty centimeters of snow on the community. Those trapped in the rubble, had not been found, or were injured were often left in the cold.

Roughly 2000 were killed, including six hundred under the age of fifteen, one-hundred-sixty-six labourers, one-hundred-thirty-four soldiers and sailers, and one-hundred-twenty-five craftsmen.

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[STUCASHX]

A heart rending video of an event i did not know about, thank you and well done.

[tcr2006]

You are very welcome.

[kakashigarg]

These were not all soldiers. Yes the ship was a munitions ship because Canada was obligated to fight in Europe. But this was on the shores of a peaceful Canadian city. Filled with innocent people.

Human life is precious, whether it be lost in war or lost because of an explosion in a serene coastal city.

Please do not disrespect my country and my people.

[wootsilot]

@royalcourtier fuck you, the british north american act 1867 making canada seperate and no longer british so fuck you. I'm a Canuck not a brit k.

[24chancer]

any more pics of mont blanc?

[sivadoc]

My grandmothers father was onboard IMO and survived. A professor named Joe Scanlon made a documentary about this incident, i think. Thanks!

[Cheeriko]

@royalcourtier Yankee occupied North America... -_- Do you mean the U.S.A? Home of Boston who rushed to Halifax's immediate aid and continued to directly assist Nova Scotia for the next FIVE+ YEARS in caring for the survivors? Does the Massachusetts-Halifax Relief Committee or the Massachusetts-Halifax Health Commission ring a bell? Though tragic, this was also an important moment in which Americans rushed to support their Canadian brothers & sisters. How about a little respect for the bond,eh?

[warhawkmedia]

i wanted to see the explosion -.-

[samurai2828]

EMBED disabled... ?? Why??

[royalcourtier]

@kakashigarg Canada wasn't "obligated" (I think you mean obliged) to fight in Europe. Unlike Yankee occupied North America, British North America fought on principle, and wasn't isolationist or pro-German.

[MrDakns]

@kasteman1 I didn't know of the Hinckley disaster.The 800 souls lost certainly rest in peace with the 1950 (official) that died in the Halifax blast.

[katherinemch]

Intense! Makes me wonder what we're doing hoarding such evil stuff ...yet we never learn.