Disaster Hour

Ep. 38: The Halifax Explosion


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Maritime safety is very important. In this one, Liv and Ian talk about two ships that crashed in 1917 in Halifax. If that wasn't bad enough, one ship was carrying a boat load (word play) of explosives, all which detonated simultaneously. Halifax was almost completely wiped off the map by the explosion, as well as the subsequent tsunami. To add insult to injury, there was a blizzard the following day in Halifax.

Also, Ian struggles to speak English. Liv is not an official Uber sponsor.

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Disaster HourBy Ian Terbovich and Olivia Scarano

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