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The Mi Amigo's tender arrived
on Thursday 13th, and towed the ship half a mile north of South Edinburgh
buoy number 3, and at 09:30 live non stop music returned on 1187 Khz.
On
Friday 13th November, the Mi Amigo's tender arrived and towed the ship half a
mile north of South Edinburgh buoy number 3, and at 09:30 live non stop
music returned on 1187 Khz.
On 14th November 1975, British Police and Home
Office officials boarded the Mi Amigo, entering the studios at 14:50. The
microphone was switched on, and the sound of a scuffle could be heard, as
the officials demanded that the station be switched off. At 15:01, the
station abruptly left the air.
Captain Werner de Zwart, deejays Simon Barrett (real name Simon Burnett),
Michael Lloyd (real name Glen Schiller) and Peter Chicago (Peter Murtha),
station engineer, were taken off the ship by Detective Sergeant Hargreaves,
to Southend Police station, where they were charged with offences under
the Marine Offences Act.
The next day, all four men appeared in court, and were released on bail of
£1000. Their passports were also confiscated, until a court case on 11th
December.
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Transmitting equipment
photographed by Home Office during boarding
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