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I imagine that if there were an “accidental” sinking to block the Straits of Hormuz, that there might be an accidental sinking/explosion in that South Iran port. Anyone remember the Black Tom explosion in NY Harbor, 1916, I think??


111 posted on 01/03/2012 10:20:45 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin
I imagine that if there were an “accidental” sinking to block the Straits of Hormuz, that there might be an accidental sinking/explosion in that South Iran port. Anyone remember the Black Tom explosion in NY Harbor, 1916, I think??

I doubt anyone "remembers" the Black Tom event (which was German sabotage), but lots of living Texans still remember the 1946 explosion in Texas City. It killed hundreds, partly because tract housing had been built within a mile of the pier where the cargo ship Grandcamp blew up.

The Iranians suffered a large explosion in one of their missile-producing facilities, a few weeks after the episode in which their IRGC thugs seized a group of British sailors inspecting ships in the Shatt al-Arab for smuggling activity.

Far be it from me, to accuse Her Majesty's Special Boat Service of anything .... but I certainly hope they were responsible!

117 posted on 01/04/2012 2:08:23 PM PST by lentulusgracchus
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