Caroline Impounded
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Issue : 1 Upadted : 1st April 2009
More pages from the comprehensive Martin Stevens archive, with a sequence of photographs from 1972 when the Mi-Amigo was impounded in Amsterdam Harbour
We welcome your help & input to this feature, memories, names, facts & figures to help fill in the gaps & accompany some of the never before published pictures
1. HKS Hospital Ship Amsterdam Harbour
Paul in Suffolk says this is the Radio Rock Ship 'Timor Challenger'
In December 1972 the station announced it was closing down for a short period Captain van der Kamp on the tender Eurotrip cut the anchor & towed the Mi-Amigo into Ijmulden
Permission was refused to enter the port & Dutch Police boarded the ship to inspect her papers & found her unregistered
The Eurotrip guaranteed harbour dues so the Mi-amigo was allowed into the port to moor at Amsterdam
2. The Mi-Amigo in Amsterdam inner harbour with a small Dutch Coaster rafted up alongside
3. Mi-Amigo Port Stern
4. Mi-Amigo Starboard Bow
The Dutch Radio Control Service boarded along with the Dutch Shipping Inspectorate & since the transmitter was incomplete couldn't sieze the vessel but the Scheepvaartinspectie declared the ship unseaworthy detaining her until repairs were completed
5. Mi-Amigo Starboard Bow close up
6. Mi-Amigo foredeck views with lightweight lattice antenna mast
7. Peter Chicago takes a break
8. Dutch Harbour Police Boat
Despite claims by Ronan O’Rahilly that the ship had been ‘pirated’ at sea Haarlem District Court ignored his suggestion & granted an injunction in favour of Captain van der Kamp & his crew by ordering the ship be impounded
9. Dutch Harbour Police Boat comes alongside
10. Dutch Harbour Police about to board Mi-Amigo
11. Dutch Harbour Police Boat
12. Mi-Amigo Stern Deck
13. Robb Eden, Steve England & Leon Keezer on Deck
14. Harbour Police Official
15. Mi-Amigo Wheel House