The Ship Explosion That Rocked Canada 

I've seen several programs on the explosion and the events leading up to it. So far, this is the only program I've seen that covers the long term effects and the lasting impacts on survivors. It's good work.

I can't imagine what these people went through, but the large amount of heart they each had to continue on was nothing short of amazing. i hope this story spreads to others for inspiration and drive to make the best of your life no matter what.

When I learned in school 1969, it made me shiver thinking of the greif that followed. War time affects everyone, not just soldiers I learned. Now with covid19, the same thoughts.....

I know of this as I have spent most of my life in the Boston area. Halifax sends Boston a Christmas tree as thanks for the help the citizens of Boston sent in the aftermath of the explosion. However, I was always curious about the years after and how those that survived made out. This has answered many of my questions. Thank you.

Have you ever had anything in your eye. Can you imagine thousands with glass shards and no pain meds. Unbelievable. So sad for our neighbors to the north. This story was repeated in Texas City Taxas in August 1947. A ship fire and detonation. 600 killed thousands injured.

"Explosives shot up like fireworks" Cue literal firework sounds..

Man, hearing about the tribulations the people who lost their sight and sufferers of PTSD from this incident went through is heartbreaking. Back then, with little to no support, I can't imagine.

Watch the Disasters of the Century documentary on this. It has more eye witness stories because it is from the 1990s.

I heard of this when I was seven, reading a book about it. Hi from Chicago.🇨🇦

"These people, their lives changed in a flash." How literal a statement that is. It's sad the ship blew up in a huge flash that vaporized it.

The narrator sounds like they would be more at home in a Rob Schneider movie trailer.

It's so sad to think about how your life would be if you were suddenly blinded for the remainder of your life, especially as a young child. I have been wearing glasses since I was 5 years old, and I have often thought about how horrible life would be if I was suddenly blinded, but I could never imagine being born blind or deaf. I have two sons and I have often thought about how terrible life would be if that were to affect my children as well. Just thank God that you were born and are as well as you are. I am a cancer survivor and I'm happy to be alive, I was also not supposed to be able to have children, and obviously I have two sons who are healthy and happy, so God has truly blessed me, as well as all four of us.

Watching this after the explosion in Beruit, it's almost like having seen a digital recreation, but it was real.

The suffering. So touching. Well presented!

Thank you for the video. This was very detailed

Just a point, the Mt. Blanc was a French ship that happened to be coming from the US. It was not an American ship.

Very good documentary Two thumbs up

19:10 I love how she states that’s her hero.. so happy that this guy is remembered still today by someone

My family lost many family members in this explosion. We lost William Arthur Lovett and his son William Arthur Lovett and son's spouse Bertha Josephine Lovett and son's daughter Edna Frances Lovett only 3 years old, Alfred Lovett and his son Charles Lovett, and Ada E Lovett... The Lovett family lost many wonderful people... If you know anyone who is related to my family please comment or message me. We are looking for relatives. Thank you. Rest in peace my family.

I thought it will be a documentary about the explosion but it was documentary about the blinded victims. Still interesting though

Heartbreaking in seeing this sad story but gives you a sence of positivity how they just wanted to get back up and live again and stronger .

Just found out via tiktok. I love learning history all of it.

It's interesting how a serious injury doesn't mean that the language of the injured person changes. For example in this documentary you have Eric Davidson, who lost his sight in both eyes at the age of two, talking about how after he was out of the hospital and had reached the age of 3 or so, his father took him and "showed him the wreckage" and where their house had been etc. Eric is using the speech of the sighted even though he can't possibly remember being able to see because he had been injured while he was so young. I can't help but wonder what he "sees" in his mind when he is describing those long ago events.

This is a remarkable documentary.

This is an interesting video, but it's more about the Halifax School for the Blind than the explosion itself.

0:41 not something you can erase from your memory.

My grandmother, an Explosion survivor, took us to visit a friend of hers one day. He was a mechanic, and totally blind as well. My guess is he was a survivor as well, perhaps one who had lost his vision from the incident. Maybe even the one featured in this piece.

I’m surprised they didn’t mention Vince coleman

2.9 kt, that’s a big boy!!

Impressive

I learned this in 4th grade like if u luv historical events & facts

This reminds me of the Texas City explosion of 1947. Ships catch fire, everyone goes to watch, and then BOOM! It was the Grandcamp. It was also a French ship. I think that it was early in the year.

A very like tragedy occurred yesterday 4th August 2020 in Beyruth, Lebanon, although rather violent it didn't cause a tsunami nor had a so heavy death toll as that of Halifax....

A good documentary, but WAY too many commercials

I heard about the explosion as a ‘oh by the way’ side note as the same city that most of the 2nd and 3rd class passengers taken ashore from the Titanic

might see this in moscow soon

Beirut is now modern Halifax explosion

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Hi guys, I just want y'all to know that I'm the 1000th like of this video!

Another sweet infomercial with bits of history

I would have sure hated to write up the insurance claim on this.

Note, this is not about the explosion, but about coping with the devastating effects, so many blinded.

2:41 did the diverse content of explosive materials contribute to the explosion's strength?

Why the hell wouldn’t that ship stop coming towards the other?

what about Bairut??????????????

It was wartime and people's ability to make the proper decision was often distorted. That French ship Mont-blanc was a moving bomb. Gun cotton in the front, Benzon, then TNT, and finally picric acid. Oh boy! All the recipes mankind created for destruction were packed in her belly. She was a charged weapon which should never be allowed to carry those explosives together in one go, neither should ever be allowed to enter busy passages with civilian settlements. But it was wartime that people's decision-making ability was shrouded by the front lines of Europe. Those kids, moms, and civilians died on that cold December day only because of unfortunate luck to be in their town that day. That is the byproduct of war.

KILOTONS- 2.9 Halifax 1.1 Beirut 20 Mt. St. Helens 15 Hiroshima 25 Nagasaki

I was thinking that it was a nuke that the ship was carrying

Oh Jesus

bruh its the Imo ( ) Not he emo

0:57 "lives chamged in a flash"

Those who like ship explosions may see a Brazilian video on 1985 may 12th (title: heroi pernambucano)

All that water and they still hit; why one didn’t just hold back and let the other pass.

U watch these amazing people. Interrupted by commercials by shitpeople, suggesting u have an amazing opportunity to gamble your money away on "freespins".

Absolutely, heart-crushingly superb rendition of this gem. That closing “oooh yeah” gets me every damn time. But, that lyric: “But you were…making my heart change shape.” Think about it. Ain’t that what happens when you turn from abject hopelessness, maybe depression, and then…you think it’s all one way…but, then…not. Your heart changes…shape. It accepts new possibilities. It opens, again. Incredible concept. If you can locate the version from The Colbert Show. Yeesh. Anais Mitchell. Another amazing version.

Whenever l the of the Halifax incident, l remember how close my name is to it lol!

The poor emo just couldn't take it anymore.

An american ship? Don't you mean French?

Damn, two captains playing I’m have the bigger panis led to countless thousands of being killed, even more being blinded I one or both permanently and deaf from the explosion! And for what?

so your calling the mont blanc an american ship 😕

to be completely honest I'm kind of amazed that America didn't try to find a way to turn this into some kind of weapon of war after this happened🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂🤣😂🤣😭😭😭💯💯

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Patriarchal… oh so sorry for wanting to help someone… people today are just not good people..

We both graduated HS in the late 60s. It was the best time to grow up in US history. The Vietnam war was a bad time for many Americans. Covid 19 is a BS hoax designed to destroy our president Trump and the worlds economy. For some unexplained reason democrats are on the side of the destruction of America . I don't know that there is anything that might convince you of this if this is you.

I chocked on my drink when I heard bowling league for blind haha how you go bowling 🎳 blind