Johnnie Walker makes an error about the date in his final comment. The Dutch tugs' crews that boarded both the North and South Caroline ships did so in the early hours of Sunday 3 March 1968 and silenced both of them. The tugs were from the Dutch Wijsmuller shipping company. The North ship closed as usual at midnight the previous night and was due back on the air at 06.00 but never broadcast again. The South ship had closed as usual at 02.00 the previous night and was due back on the air at 05.30. As usual it opened up at 05.00 with continuous taped music prior to the usual opening at 05.30 by Roger Day for his breakfast show. However, at 05.20 employees of Wijsmuller boarded and ordered him to close down, which he had no alternative but to do. No recording is known to exist. Both ships were then towed to Amsterdam where they remained in dock and silent for over 4 years. Roger Day has told me the story and for full details, refer to him. His book (if it is ever published) will no doubt give the story.
Johnnie Walker makes an error about the date in his final comment. The Dutch tugs' crews that boarded both the North and South Caroline ships did so in the early hours of Sunday 3 March 1968 and silenced both of them. The tugs were from the Dutch Wijsmuller shipping company.
The North ship closed as usual at midnight the previous night and was due back on the air at 06.00 but never broadcast again.
The South ship had closed as usual at 02.00 the previous night and was due back on the air at 05.30. As usual it opened up at 05.00 with continuous taped music prior to the usual opening at 05.30 by Roger Day for his breakfast show. However, at 05.20 employees of Wijsmuller boarded and ordered him to close down, which he had no alternative but to do. No recording is known to exist.
Both ships were then towed to Amsterdam where they remained in dock and silent for over 4 years. Roger Day has told me the story and for full details, refer to him. His book (if it is ever published) will no doubt give the story.