‘They’ said “it is one good storm away from collapse”

On 18 November 2009 Kerry and Michelle Michael(of Weston-Super-Mare Pier fame) announced "It would appear that the pier is deteriorating much faster than we thought and, in the opinion of our structural engineers, is in danger of imminent collapse. Their comments were that it is ‘one good storm away from collapse’.”

The Michael announcement coincided with the longest period of gales in the eastern Channel for many years, with winds gusting to hurricane-force 75 mph on 22 November 2009. The pier did not collapse!
[Hastings Pier - The Hastings Chronicle - www.hastingschronicle.net/hastingsPier.html‎ ]

Grand Pier owners decide against attraction revamp - Weston Mercury
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18 Nov 2009 - ... funds' such as lottery monies etc, I cannot see a future for the structure at all. "It would appear that the pier is deteriorating much faster than we thought and in the opinion of our structural engineers, is in danger of imminent collapse. "Their comments were that it is 'one good storm away from collapse.

Hastings Pier "one storm away from collapse" - Local - Hastings and ...
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20 Nov 2009 - Hastings Pier is just "one storm away from collapse" and the cost of repair has spiralled to more than £50million.