Radio ham on sinking of Radio Caroline ship

Title

Radio ham on sinking of Radio Caroline ship

Genre

Interview; Speech; Special

TX Date

20 Mar 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:29

Description

Unidentified male radio ham tells how he contacted the coastguard after the Mi Amigo - the ship housing pirate station Radio Caroline - sank off the coast of Essex. Includes final moments of last broadcast (or announcement of ship getting into difficulty). Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Weather; Radio Caroline; Mi Amigo; Piracy; Radio stations; Radio; Ships; Essex; Coastguard services

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