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The Texas City disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in US history, started with a fire on board the SS Grandcamp, a Liberty ship carrying about 2,300 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. When the cargo detonated, it caused one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever and killed nearly 600 people.
The two-ton anchor of Grandcamp was hurled 1.62 miles (2.61 km) and found in a 10-foot (3 m) crater. It now rests in a memorial park.
The other main five-ton anchor was hurled 1/2 mile (800 m) to the entrance of the Texas City Dike, and rests on a Texas shaped memorial at the entrance.
#hownottolockyouranchor