Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey

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Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to sign up for a convoy around the Atlantic when it used to be rammed by Belgian Relief vessel Imo. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax’s north end and left no less than two thousand people dead, including pilot William Hayes aboard Imo.

Who used to be to blame? Federal government and naval officials found in Pilot Mackey a convenient target for public anger. Charged with manslaughter, he used to be imprisoned, villainized in the press, and denied his pilot’s license even after the charges were dropped. A century later he’s still unfairly linked to the tragedy.

Through interviews with Mackey’s relatives, transcripts, letters, and newly exposed government documents, writer Janet Maybee explores the circumstances leading as much as the Halifax Explosion, the question of fault, and the affect at the pilot and his circle of relatives of the unjust, deliberate persecution that followed.

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