As a kid growing up in Halifax a lot of time was spent on this event (& Oak Island believe it or not).
The size of this staggering, it was the largest manmade explosion until the atomic bomb. It is estimated that the bottom of the harbor would have been visible because of the size of the blast.
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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