Once they did, probably another 10 or 15 minutes to get the tank oriented correctly above the legs. >> the crane operator, nearly 130 feet in the air, lowers the container closer and closer while his co-workers guide its placement with the attached cables. as one of the men begins his climb down to the ground, the crane suddenly starts to shift. within seconds, to the horror of those watching below, the crane carrying the container gives way, colliding with the legs of the water tower. with cables breaking, the container drops, steel stanchions snapping like twigs. the crane and tower sway tow...