ENGB03H3 Study Guide - Bedford Basin, Hugh Maclennan, Halifax Explosion
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8:15- a french munition ship called mont blanc slowly moved north toward the upper harbour toward bedford basin. It was ugly, 3000 tons, looked like any other vessel, but it carried a bomb. 8:40- when the mont blanc was in the narrows, the men onboard were working on unshipping the anchor once they reached their spot in the basin. A ship with a norwegian flag named imo made a sharp turn on its way out of the basic into the channel of the narrows. It hit the mont blanc, which set on fire. The entire crew & the officers got on the lifeboat, rowed toward the woods opposite halifax, & lied flat among the trees to avoid the blow up of their ship. Men came out of their dock sheds, warehouses, and offices along the waterfront to watch the burning ship. The mont blanc got very hot, its plates glowing red, and simmered the water around it.
