mission to enter. Around 7:30, the Mount Blanc raised its anchor and slowly proceeded into the harbour to join to convoy to Europe. The cargo, not unusual for this time, was very dangerous; the ships holds were filled with explosives. Below the decks, 2,100 tons of deadly Picric acid could have been found, a chemical used to make explosives; to add to this deadly cargo were two hundred tons of TNT, and surprisingly on deck, stacked four barrels high, were 32 tones of Benzine; a disaster waiting to happen. For obvious reasons, the captain had issued a no smoking law to avoid all an enormous accident. As the Mont Blanc started to enter the Harbour, the IMO was raising its anchor and was leaving the Bedford Basin, as was meant to be.
             The time now is 8:15 and everything in the city of Halifax is running well, and the day is beautiful. However, in less then an hour, the city will encounter the deadliest, horrendous explo
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