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When Wrecks Attack
Fark linked up this story of a real disaster waiting to happen:
Small signs attached to the masts [of the SS Richard Montgomery] inform those who sail by on the Thames estuary: "Danger: unexploded ammunition." There are 3,172 tonnes of high explosive in the forward holds.
And for a look at what such a thing might be like, we have the Halifax explosion of 1917:
The Mont Blanc drifted by a Halifax pier, brushing it and setting it ablaze. Members of the Halifax Fire Department responded quickly, and were positioning their engine up to the nearest hydrant when the Mont Blanc disintegrated in a blinding white flash, creating the biggest man-made explosion before the nuclear age. It was 9:05am.
If they figure out a way to blow up that wreck on purpose, I'm buying a ticket to England.
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Posted by: ron angel on May 21, 2005 12:29 AMOh goodie, let's just all give a terrorists who think killing themselves will make them go straight to heaven, something to think about that would be worrse than the Twin Towers.
Posted by: Pat on May 21, 2005 08:08 AM