Dan shifts from the present to the future of his next visit! In his words: The din of the constantly blowing wind switched from my dreams to what I slowly realized was myRead More
Dan continues his thoughts about his adventure on the Frying Pan Tower… I found my room eventually in the labyrinth of hallways inside the tower. A steady wind blew a cool breeze intoRead More
Daniel Schmiedt came out to the Frying Pan Tower by helicopter and his adventure began. In Dan’s own words: I decided to drive to Southport on Thursday evening. What if I got aRead More
You see the Volunteer trip invitations and the images of those who come out for their Frying Pan Tower adventure, but why? Why do they do it? Follow along with volunteer Daniel SchmiedtRead More
Each side of the tower, North, East, South and West have a watertight lever-lock portal doors designed to keep out the elements during hurricanes, stormy weather and other normal ocean events. Our doorsRead More
The sea floor around the Frying Pan Tower is a protected reef nearly a mile in diameter. This means the sea floor below has restrictions on dragging objects like anchors across it orRead More
The water-level of the ocean is a harsh environment where the corrosion by salt water is aggressive. We are focusing our efforts to prevent these structural members from becoming compromised by the yearlyRead More
Basic chemistry comes into play when you place a steel structure into a salt bath and watch the long-term effects of galvanic corrosion over several years! Since the tower is grounded deep intoRead More
Solar is great until it’s cloudy and the ever-present need for constant power is put in jeopardy. To provide the clean current that powers research, we need to keep our battery bank charged. ThisRead More
The interior of the tower was originally designed to house a young Coast Guard crew with bedrooms, bath, recreation room, kitchen and other normal residential-like facilities. Over the years, salt air has attackedRead More