Special Events
RIPPLE ROCK -
A BLAST TO LAST – 50 YEARS PAST
50 years ago, the largest non-nuclear explosion in history
blew the top off the marine hazard known as Ripple Rock
between Vancouver Island and Maud Island,in Seymour Narrows near Campbell River, BC
photographer R. E. Olsen
- 2 ½ years of preparation
- 28,000 feet of drilling
- 1,400 tons of explosive
- 700,000 tons of rock and water erupt
- 10 seconds of spectacle
- a new era of safer navigation
The Ripple Rock Explosion Anniversary
April 5, 2008
Crowds lined the foreshore for the opening ceremony and re-enacted "blast" on April 5, 2008, the 50th anniversary of the Ripple Rock Explosion.
"Remembering Ripple Rock," a 40-minute film featuring local residents' memories of the eventful day, premiered to a full house at the Tidemark Theatre during the anniversary events. The entertaining, informative and often humourous anecdotes combined with historic news footage was very well received by the audience. "Remembering Ripple Rock" is availabe on dvd and video from the Museum Shop.
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