This was an unwelcome event, because sometimes the technician had to check the antenna base while swinging wildly on the tip of the mainmast, 80 feet above the churning water.

• 出现这样的故障对技术员来讲糟糕透顶，因为他必须爬到离翻涌的海面上空80英尺高的桅杆顶，颠来晃去地检查天线设备。