Back in the early 1980's, I was living in Dublin and a fan of the land based pirate radio scene that had developed in Ireland. I had heard rumors of a ship being fitted out for radio on the North Wall Quay of the river Liffey, right in the heart of Dublin city. I went to take a look and saw the ship tied up at the quayside, just as a tall mast was being assembled on the deck. I decided to return the next day with my camera to take some pics, but when I went back the next morning the ship had sailed. Apparently the backers decided to leave as soon as the mast was completed as it had begun to attract unwanted attention. I later heard reports that they may have been too quick to leave and the mast partially collapsed on way to the planned anchorage, off the coast of Holland.
Was a pleasure to have visited this radio ship - a well-engineered example of what an offshore radio ship should be like!
Back in the early 1980's, I was living in Dublin and a fan of the land based pirate radio scene that had developed in Ireland. I had heard rumors of a ship being fitted out for radio on the North Wall Quay of the river Liffey, right in the heart of Dublin city. I went to take a look and saw the ship tied up at the quayside, just as a tall mast was being assembled on the deck. I decided to return the next day with my camera to take some pics, but when I went back the next morning the ship had sailed. Apparently the backers decided to leave as soon as the mast was completed as it had begun to attract unwanted attention. I later heard reports that they may have been too quick to leave and the mast partially collapsed on way to the planned anchorage, off the coast of Holland.