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Radio News - March 1980

Piccadilly Radio in Manchester and BBC Radio Two report on the demise of the Radio Caroline ship, the Mi Amigo. As early as 1972 serious doubts had been voiced as to the ship's seaworthiness, but by the end of the 70s some of the boat crews that visited the Mi Amigo were describing her as a floating death trap, so badly rusted that she was only being held together by her paint. Many of the DJs learned to paint during their time on board. Finally, just after midnight UK time on 20 March 1980, the Mi Amigo foundered in a severe storm after losing her anchor and drifting for several miles. She began taking in water and the crew were rescued by lifeboat. The generator had been left running to power the pumps, but these could not manage the inflow of water and the Mi Amigo sank only ten minutes after taking off the four-man crew, three British nationals and a Dutchman, and their canary, named Wilson, after the former Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. More info can be found by searching 'Radio Caroline' on Wikipedia.