January 1993

The 'mellow music' format was unpopular with listeners and as a consequence few commercial spots were sold because advertisers and agencies perceived that the Voice of Peace now had a very small audience.

February 1993

Abie Nathan explored the possibility of selling the Voice of Peace to Israeli media tycoon Yaacov Nimrodim. Contracts were due to be signed on 1st March 1993, but the deal fell through at the last minute.

March 1993

The MV Peace was temporarily impounded by the authorities while on a regular refuelling visit to Ashdod because the Panamanian registration had expired. The Israeli authorities refused to let the ship return to her anchorage off Tel Aviv until the paperwork was sorted out. However, the MV Peace was allowed to anchor just outside the harbour walls and resume broadcasting until the registration documents had been received.

summer 1993

Rumours circulating that the Israeli Government would grant the Voice of Peace (and Aruts Sheva) licences to operate from landbased facilities. However, the plan came to nothing, partly because the state network, Kol Israel, mounted a campaign against the proposal.

end of June 1993

The Voice of Peace's FM transmitter failed and although broadcasts continued on medium wave (AM) many listeners and advertisers assumed that the station had closed.  

7th July 1993

Temporary repairs were carried out to the FM transmitter, but it broke down again after only a few days. The medium wave transmitter also failed putting the Voice of Peace off the air completely.  

9th July 1993

Emergency repairs were carried out and within 48 hours the Voice of Peace was back on the air.

early September 1993

Abie Nathan informed the crew on board the MV Peace that the Voice of Peace would cease transmissions at the end of that month and the station began broadcasting a daily countdown at the top of each hour.

13th September 1993

PLO Leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin sign a peace accord in Washington.Abie Nathan felt that his mission - and that of the Voice of Peace - which he had set out to achieve in 1969, had been completed.

1st October 1993

Abie Nathan came on board the MV Peace to broadcast for the last time and at 1.57pm broadcasts from the Voice of Peace finally ended.  The MV Peace then sailed into Tel Aviv accompanied by thirty or forty small boats full of supporters and well wishers.

October 1993

The MV Peace remained in Tel Aviv awaiting arrangements for her conversion into a Peace Museum as had been agreed during the final broadcast. Unfortunately, due to a change in the Mayoralty of Tel Aviv the Peace Museum plan never came to fruition. Abie Nathan became frustrated and ordered all broadcasting equipment to be removed from the radio ship. He then intended to revert to his original plan and scupper the former radio ship in international waters.

28th November 1993

The MV Peace sailed from Ashdod for the last time and was taken to a position in international waters fifteen miles offshore, where she was deliberately sunk in the early hours of the following morning.

30th March 1992

Abie Nathan was freed from jail after serving only six of his eighteen months sentence. A new Labour Government had been elected in Israel and  it repealed the law forbidding talks between Israelis and the PLO. The election of the new Government also brought hopes that legislation would be introduced to allow privately owned commercial radio stations.

September 1992

The Voice of Peace changed its format yet again to 'mellow music'.