On the morning of December 6, 1917, the citizens of Halifax, Nova Scotia, witnessed the largest and most destructive man-made explosion the world had seen to that day. The S.S. Imo, a Norwegian vessel, was heading out of the Bedford Basin just as the S.S. Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship, was arriving from New York.
In the early two-thousands, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two animators and directors from Alberta, Canada, visited Halifax and toured the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. At some point, they encountered a story—perhaps embellished over time—about an English sailor who’d been launched skyward during the blast. He was “very lucky to not have been clobbered by debris,” Tilby said, and somehow landed safely uphill in one piece.
Enjoyed the film. A true story.
Extremely short film version
boring
Nice thing to put out on new yrs day, wankers . a cartoon about the imagined past that NOBODY can remember cause nobody alive was there. why don't you dwell on the boxing day sunami where god had a plan for over a 1/4 million in 14 countries gods creatures?
Who gets to cash in on a history nobody gees a shite about, exceptin the More Money from emotions. we got no right to Share in the pain of the others from the past for $ we suck it up cause were starvin to see others suffering more than ourselves, respite?
Oh Great, an admittedly IMAGINARY version! caching caching, lets make moe money offin the past death. let's all remember somethin we never saw or experienced. fuckin mongers! What is the last catastrophe canada suffered as a country? Our care givers GOVT
What happen ?!
I tried to access the video, but it says 'it's not available in my region' But I live in New York!!..........
Excellent book about this event, and really interesting to learn about Canada & US's relationship before and after the event 'The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism'