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The 28th December 1972, saw a message broadcast to
say that flares were going to be used, so repair work could be carried out,
and that all was ok. The lights at the stern had failed. The fault was
traced to the fuel lines of the lighting generator, which had apparently
been cut by the ships crew, as a reprisal for not being paid.
Two days later, the station announced that it
would close and return shortly. Captain van der Kamp had returned to the
Mi Amigo on the tender Eurotrip. He cut the anchor free and towed the ship
to Ijmuiden. Permission to enter port, was however refused and the Mi
Amigo anchored offshore.
Captain van der Kamp with Gerard
van Dam on the Bridge
Police boarded the ship demanding to see the
ships papers. It was found she had none, and it appeared the Mi Amigo was
not registered. The owners of the Eurotrip assured all concerned, that
they would pay the harbour fees, and so the Mi Amigo was allowed to enter
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