The broadcast will run 24 hours a day, from 12 oclock, midnight on the Saturday morning till 12 oclock midnight on the Sunday night. We are broadcasting Radio Mi Amigo from the ship over the weekend of 13-14 August 2022 online and on 1476kHz AM. The timing of the move is subject to weather and other critical marine conditions. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Radio Caroline - Documentary. Left to right: Alan Turner (DJ), Mark Platt, (Tendring District Counci chairman),Tony O'Neil (Pharos trustee) and Paul Turvey, (Media manager for LV18). The lightvessel is owned by a charity, the Pharos Trust, who bought it in 2002. Mi Amigo's captain was told that no tug was available to assist her. [1] Radio Nord ceased broadcasting on 30 June 1962. It was planned to use the Oceaan VII as a replacement for Mi Amigo, but the story was leaked by newspapers and the ships owners were told that they would be summonsed if the ship was used to broadcast pirate radio. News items; Radio Advertising; Newsletter; Radio Afloat. Mi amigo hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy Again, we pitched at the excellent Strangers Home campsite, and In the spring of 1977 two Dutch DJs of Radio Mi Amigo[18] went on strike protesting against the bad and dangerous condition the ship was in, and ridiculed by the staff ashore in Spain, left the ship. On 20 October 1978 the generator failed, a regular event, but this time couldn't be restarted. For this camping adventure, we were joined by my old mate Steve and his kids Ben and Below decks is fascinating, all the original bunks and cupboards have been preserved in the cabins. You can see the bright red ship from the river bank. Thank you for all your messages of support and concern., Address more. She was refloated at 19:55 but continued to drift and entered United Kingdom territorial waters at 22:03. Radio Mi Amigo has been on the airwaves from the last manned lightship, moored at Harwich quay since last Friday. Repairs were carried out by the Zaanlandse Scheepsbouw Maatschappij. Bon Jour was reflagged to Panama and renamed Magda Maria. This tribute to the Offshore Pirate Radio Stations will celebrate the likes of Radio Caroline, Radio London and several others that appeared off the coast of Harwich in the 1960s bringing about a revolution in radio broadcasting. for 2 pounds you get to view the inside of the vessel. The vessel is a star in its own right having featured in the 2009 film - The Boat That Rocked - which was based on the 1960s pirate radio movement.
