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Déesse de la Démocratie

Déesse de la Démocratie
The 258 foot, 1950 ton Gorsethorn, ex Dido 77, was built by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd in Bristol, England in 1963 and served as a survey ship.  The vessel was later renamed Déesse De La Démocratie, after the statue erected by Chinese students in Tianamen Square during the 1989 riot. The ship was registered…
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MV Cederlea

MV Cederlea
The MV Cederlea was a sister ship of the Birchlea. The vessel had been built in 1962 and had a working motor plus two generators. In January 1981 the ship left Aberdeen heading for the Kent coast. It arrived in Ipswich harbour on January 21st where the work to prepare a new offshore station should…
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Birchlea

The 350 ton trawler Birchlea had no working engine, generator or electrical gear on board and was found in the port of Aberdeen/Scotland. Soon her sister ship, the MV Cederlea, seemed to be far more appropriate for the venture. Planned offshore radio station: Radio Phoenix in 1981 Planned location: International waters off the coast of…
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Deep Diver

Deep Diver
In 1977, the ship was partly equipped as a floating radio station in the harbour of Belfast (Northern Ireland) under the guise of a film lighting ship, which did not arouse much interest from the authorities. The preparations included a horizontal t-antenna and two FM-transmitters each capable of 1 kW. Bob Noakes, Dick Palmer, Robbie…
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