** September 1975 |
Four men on board a tender from the Mi Amigo were arrested when it arrived back in Essex and charged with offences under the British Marine etc. Broadcasting (Offences)Act 1967. |
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8th November 1975 |
The Mi Amigo broke from her anchor and drifted, grounding on the southern end of Long Head Sands. She later refloated but began to drift while the crew made attempts to lower the emergency anchor and shortly after 10pm Radio Caroline's transmitters were turned off. |
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9th November 1975 |
The crew managed to lower the emergency anchor but the radio ship was now near the South Edinburgh No 3 Buoy marking one of the main English shipping lanes |
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13th November 1975 |
A new heavy duty anchor installed on the Mi Amigo and she was towed to a new position half a mile north of the South Edinburgh No 3 Buoy. Radio Caroline resumed its programmes at 6.00pm |
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14th November 1975 |
British police and Home Office officials board the Mi Amigo and inform the Captain that his vessel was anchored inside British territorial waters. Radio Caroline (and Radio Mi Amigo) forced off the air, Four men were removed from the Mi Amigo and charged with offences under the Marine etc. Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 |
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23rd November 1975 |
The Mi Amigo leaves the South Edinburgh Channel anchoring at a position back in the Knock Deep Channel, 17 miles off Margate, Kent |
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26th November 1975 |
Radio Caroline (and Radio Mi Amigo) transmissions started again. |
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15th May 1976 |
An all- |
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29th May 1976 |
A separate Radio Caroline English Service was introduced after Radio Mi Amigo's closedown |
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10th September 1976 |
During a storm the Mi Amigo breaks from her anchor chain and drifts onto a sandbank. The Captain and his Dutch crew, together with two Radio Mi Amigo newsreaders abandon the radio ship, leaving only 3 Caroline DJs and the station’s engineer on board |
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16th September 1976 |
Mi Amigo towed back to her anchorage, Radio Caroline’s evening service recommences |
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22nd September 1976 |
Radio Caroline's daytime service resumes |
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** December 1976 |
Radio Caroline and Radio Mi Amigo swap frequencies – Caroline now on 253m (announced as 259m) 24 hours a day, Radio Mi Amigo now on 192m |
