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R 48 (Dave “The Fish”)

R 48 (Dave “The Fish”)
In the 1980´s Dave "The Fish" Turner´s former fishing boat Fairwind served as tender for the M.V. Ross Revenge. In 1998, Dave sold the Fairwind and bought a larger boat to fish with, the R 48. In July 2000, Bert Bridges of Radio Argus, a London MW pirate, and Dave "The Fish" Turner installed a…
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Unknown (Your radio of the sea)

There were presumptions of an unknown broadcasting vessel Presumed offshore (?) radio station: Your Radio of the Sea on 21st and 22nd July 1964 (nicknamed Radio Exodus) Presumed Location: International waters (?) between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft (UK)
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Unknown (Radio Lakeland)

On 7th March 1970, investigators from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications search among the hundreds of small crafts on Ullswater in the Lake District in search of Radio Lakeland which was reported to have begun broadcasting over the weekend. Presumed offshore (?) radio station: Radio Lakeland Location: Lake District (UK)
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S.S. Rex

S.S. Rex
There were around a dozen "gambling ships" operating throughout the 1930's, but the one that stood out above the others was Tony Cornero's S.S. Rex. Cornero had been involved with several other boats, most notably the S.S. Tango (which he lost in a crap game) but the Rex was his baby. The Rex was launched…
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M.V. Pamela

M.V. Pamela
An seventeen foot motor launch owned by George Short Offshore radio station: Radio Pamela or presumably Radio Torr (named after the businessman Reg Torr who was one of the backers) with test broadcasts on 13th May and an eight hour programme on 19th May 1965 (with the idea of providing a local radio service for…
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Mayflower

Mayflower
There were presumptions of an unknown broadcasting vessel called Mayflower. This may have been the same project as Radio Albatross, announced in the local press by a radio and TV dealer from Spalding in Lincolnshire. I believe the project was serious, but was abandoned when his business was destroyed by fire. Whether there were any…
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Cornucopia

Cornucopia
A 60 foot fishing trawler Radio station: Radio Sutch is reported to have broadcast from the vessel in May 1964. On 25th May 1964 David 'Screaming Lord' Sutch unveiled Britain's third offshore radio station when Radio Sutch was launched, in a blaze of publicity, on board the trawler Cornucopia. The exact details of what happened…
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Carmen

A 26 foot red coloured yacht Offshore radio station: Radio Rag or Leeds University from 21st till 24th June 1964 Presumed Location: International waters (?) off the coast Harwich (UK).
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