The Radio Caroline pirate radio ship is moored up at Tilbury port.
The station is broadcasting locally from the passenger ferry jetty on 1278 AM until September 3.
The ship is open to visitors and will give them an idea of what life was like for those men and women who risked all and went to sea for weeks and months on end in order to bring "new" music to people all over the UK and Europe.
At the weekend, DJs delved into a sea of nostalgia as they marked August 14 by playing songs from the 1960s and commemorating the passing of the Marine Offences Act, which saw the demise of all other pirate radio ships.
The ship is open from 10am to 6pm and visitors are asked to give a donation of £5, which will go towards preserving the vessel.
Published Thursday August 19, 2004
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