By 1968 there were long gaps between tenders and the dj's were beginning to complain about the conditions on board. The station was being used as a vehicle by Philip Solomon to plug records without paying Wijsmuller, who were enabling them to be on the air and probably even owned the ships. A few years later Major Minor itself went bust leaving unpaid bills.
On the South ship I can remember Henry Morgan appearing as chief dj and taking over the 9-12am show, playing lots of Radio 390-type music. Also the USA chart show where Love Is Blue seemed to be number one every week!
It was great that they stayed on post-MOA, but a pity they didn't have a sound financial model to sustain them. 
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The date when the two radio Caroline ships were towed to Amsterdam, & were silenced for 4 long years. Your memories & feelings from that time?
Mine were of outrage that something many of my age group loved, had been removed - we blamed the Labour Government, for making Caroline's existence very difficult. It led me into Building & operating a MW TX or two, creating Anglia Radio, Radio Essex & a few others. A day or so in court & meeting other like minded rebels
Here are some of Peter Chicago's memories:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/jGyoVZqf
Songs I remember from then: Green Tambourine, Pictures of Matchstick men, Sitting in the dock of the bay (Most appropriate), Hold your head up.
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