 The blast devastated the Monsanto plant and offices, which were immediately across the slip from the "Grandcamp", blew away the warehouses, showered shrapnel from the ship in all directions, and ignited a second ship, the S.S."High Flyer", docked at an adjacent slip.Released from its mooring by the blast, the "High Flyer" rammed a third ship, SS "Wilson B. Keene", docked across the slip.Both ships also carried ammonium nitrate fertilizer and were ablaze.