apple написа:[The collision occurred at 8:45 AM.[29] The Imo quickly reversed engines again in an effort to disengage, an action which caused sparks inside the Mont-Blanc's hull. The sensitive picric acid ignited the vapours from crushed drums of benzol on Mont-Blanc's decks, quickly producing an uncontrollable fire on the forward end of the ship.[28] Consumed by thick black smoke, and fearing she would explode almost immediately, both Mackay and the ship's captain, Aimé Le Medec, ordered the crew to abandon ship.[30] A growing number of Halifax citizens gathered on the street or stood at the windows of their homes or businesses to watch the spectacular fire.[31] The frantic crew of the Mont-Blanc shouted to some of the boats rushing to their assistance that Mont-Blanc would explode, but they could not be heard above the roaring fire.[32] Meanwhile, the abandoned ship drifted slowly towards Pier 6 and the Richmond neighbourhood on the Halifax side of the shore.[22]
Explosion
A view across the devastation of Halifax two days after the explosion, looking toward the Dartmouth side of the harbour. The Imo can be seen aground on the far side of the harbour.
At 9:04:35 AM, the cargo of the Mont-Blanc exploded with more force than any man-made explosion before it.[33] The force released was equivalent to roughly three kilotons of TNT (about 1.26 × 1013 joules).[34] The explosion destroyed the ship, launching the remains of her hull 300 metres (980 ft) into the air and sending white-hot shards of iron raining down upon Halifax and Dartmouth.[35] The barrel of one of Mont-Blanc's guns landed approximately 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) north of the explosion site near Albro Lake in Dartmouth, while part of her anchor landed 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south at Armdale.[36]
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Кораба е бил на самотек не виждаш ли. Изоставил го е капитана. Но не е изключена и възможноста да е бил тотално неуправляем. Как да го караш такъв кораб? Освен това не е чудно франсето че е избягало, като се сетиш какво са направили с неговите сънародници само
60 години по рано.
Освен това българския капитан вече е имал едно на ум какво се е случило в Халифакс, докато франсето не е било на ясно колко силна може да е експлозията. Оказва се че това е най силната регистрирана експлозия до атомната бомба. До колкото съм чел полвината от съндъците са били с тайно предназначение и даже и капитана не е знаел че това е експлозив. Той е бил уведомен само за амониевата силитра.
Така че не е въпрос само на героизъм..