A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York is taking on water and listing...
Huge Atomic Bomb Explosion Underwater
The explosion blew two million tons of water and sand into the air, creating a water column nearly 1.830m high, 600m wide, 91m thick. 57 baby rats, 109 mice, 146 pigs, 176 goats and 3,030 white rats were placed on ships nearby to observe. 35% of the animals died from the direct impact of the explosion or radiation exposure.