And from what I was lead to believe a structural team was supposed to have gone out, however through lack of communication which is understandable considering the circumstances, no one was sure it got the maintenance it required after the hurricane, that was not a hurricane.
Plus the size of the mast certainly got it noticed and the publicity it received needs to be weighed up.
Although I take Peter's point, maybe a different structure could have been better and easily maintained. And ultimately the mast collapse was a major blow to Caroline's financial muscle which contributed towards the decline of the offshore operation.
However Caroline's future was never going to be offshore forever. No one had an end game plan to continuation operations into the future.
But I loved offshore radio, it was fun while it lasted and very adventurous for those involved in its survival and I'm glad I was on the planet when it made a difference and although not old enough to remember the original 60's pirates, it gave me an interest in a subject that has lasted all my life.
To be fair the big mast was up for 4 years, which is longer than the 60s pirates lasted.The gale was extreme and did a lot of damage to other broadcast antennas, it survived but wasn't given the repairs it needed to survive another 4 years.Because of its size it was capable of putting out the biggest signal of any offshore station.Many smaller masts didn't even last that long on ships, so size is no indication of sturdiness.
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