2750 Tons of Explosives (and fertilizer) in One Location

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9. It probably sat there

Because they didn't know what else to do with it or it just wasn't a priority. out of the sight, out of mind.

AN absorbs moisture at higher humidity levels. As it does it forms into a solid mass and eventually a liquid. As this happens it becomes more and more unstable.

Six years sitting oceanside and this stuff was probably completely solid. It would have been nearly impossible to move at that point without some significant engineering work, and very dangerous.

The mistake was made in 2014 when they decided to offload the ship. I believe it may have been damaged in some way, but even if it is it should have been towed to somewhere capable of handing that payload. Perhaps Turkey could have handled it better. At the very lease load it directly onto railcars and send it inland to a low populated area.