The Montserrat facility was closed after being severely damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
After Hurricane Hugo, the building was closed and later restored along with the next door historic Charleston County Courthouse.
The Folly Boat is a boat that was washed ashore near Folly Beach in Charleston, South Carolina during Hurricane Hugo.
Like so much else in Montserrat, Radio Antilles was badly damaged by Hurricane Hugo, briefly rebuilt, and then shut down and abandoned at the start of the eruptions in 1995.
WHTK played a major role during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 as it was one of the few radio stations that was able to stay on the air for most of the storm and broadcast information to the Lowcountry.
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