[quote name='rawhitejr' date='13 October 2010 - 09:58 PM' timestamp='1287020286' post='407130']
It was originally lettered for T5, but was reassigned before it went to Station 5
[/quote]
It was actually originally placed at Station 5, however it was not staffed due to no budget for personnel. It remained at Station 5 for a few years and was only used for training or as a reserve rig. When Brooklyn's Pirsch finally became uneconomically repairable, The Mack was assigned to Station 31 after modifications were made to the building to accomodate the rig.
It was originally lettered for T5, but was reassigned before it went to Station 5
[/quote]
It was actually originally placed at Station 5, however it was not staffed due to no budget for personnel. It remained at Station 5 for a few years and was only used for training or as a reserve rig. When Brooklyn's Pirsch finally became uneconomically repairable, The Mack was assigned to Station 31 after modifications were made to the building to accomodate the rig.