Coast Guard takes down Alaska's tallest structure
By DAN JOLING (AP) – 1 day ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has knocked down Alaska's tallest structure.
The agency and a private explosives company on Wednesday used controlled explosives to demolish a 1,350-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation tower on the Seward Peninsula.
The tower was at the Coast Guard LORAN station at Port Clarence about 70 miles northwest of Nome.
It was tallest tower of its kind in the country.
A Coast Guard spokesman says the tower was deteriorating and at risk of collapse.
The agency says the Alaska Public TeleCommunications tower in Knik 30 miles north of Anchorage is now the state's tallest structure at 808 feet.
LORAN Station Port Clarence Demolition - 6 cameras
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zqj1hy9NS8&NR=1
Coast Guard takes out Alaska's tallest structure.
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Coast Guard takes out Alaska's tallest structure.
by DrakeS » Sun May 02, 2010 2:24 am
nice choice of words Kurt. "damn shame" My arent we eloquent. Just wait till someone has a few "choice words " for you, too. Uhhh duhhh...hmmmmh
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Re: Coast Guard takes out Alaska's tallest structure.
by Caliban » Sun May 02, 2010 4:26 pm
Since bringing down the remotely located navigation tower there has been no word or any sightings of the demolition crew.....
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