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The Colchester "Evening Gazette"
for 19th December, reported that the government spy ship Gardline
Tracker had been withdrawn and quoted Mr. Geoffrey Pattie, the
Industry minister as saying “the surveillance has been very
successful, the decision to end does not mean we have lost
interest. He said that evidence of a considerable number of
possible offences had been sent to police both in this country and
abroad, and that the Director of Public Prosecutions was
considering prosecutions.
Radio Caroline closed on both frequencies at 21.00, on the 19th,
with an announcement that it was for routine transmitter
maintenance.
From the 24th, all the Christmas cards sent in to the station,
started to be read out over this and the following days.
The Christmas period also saw several breakdowns and maintenance
periods, because of rough weather and strong North Easterly winds.
On the 23rd off between 08.00 and about 10.30 for essential aerial
maintenance, on the 26th off at about 16.30 until the following
day and again on the 27th from 15.00 until 19.00, the 963khz TX
was also off all that same day until 19.00.
On the 29th, Andy Johnson announced the news from the next weekend
would be at 13.00 instead of midday, one of many changes taking
place on Radio Caroline in 1986.
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DECEMBER 1985
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