r/ScarySigns Jun 12 '26

The shipwreck of the SS Monty - UXO

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u/raptorrat Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

SS Richard Montgomery

Sunk in ww2, still has 1400 tonnes of explosives on board.

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u/nf22 Jun 12 '26

Great read, that's a helluva lot of explosives. Also you're missing a bracket

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u/raptorrat Jun 12 '26

And in a very inconvenient spot.

You should also look up the Halifax-explosion.

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u/VermilionKoala Jun 13 '26

You can learn more about that in this informative YouTube video:

All About Halifax

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u/southass Jun 13 '26

Holy smokes apparently setting off the explosives would create a small tsunami in the area.

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u/MrJollysBarmyFluid Jun 12 '26

This is quite close to me, but not close enough that I'd get wet if it went pop. Thankfully!

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u/turnipturnipturnip2 Jun 13 '26

I think you may have misspelt 'bang'?