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Neil Gates from Gateshead, Durham, born 29th March 1960, Neil's was the last voice to be heard from Radio Caroline while the station was broadcasting from sea when he closed it down for the night in the early hours of 5th November 1990. Like many of his Caroline colleagues, Neil had also worked on the Voice of Peace. He joined Caroline in June 1988 but left after expressing some dissatisfaction with the station on air. However he later returned and was part of the final crew who were rescued from the Goodwin Sands in November 1991. Steve Conway tells us: “I have to say Neil was one of the hardest working guys I ever had the pleasure of working with. No task was ever too big or too small for him to help with. He gave me immense help during my time as programme controller and he never waited to be asked for extra duties - he was always finding things that needed to be done on board and volunteering to do them. In the last year at sea, when the ship was off air, Neil became responsible for the generators and general ship safety, as there was usually no engineer on board. During the spring of 1991, when few people could be found to ‘babysit’ the silent radio ship, he was on board almost constantly and, at one stage, manned the ship all on his own for a period of two weeks. An outstanding guy, and no better man to have beside you in a crisis.” Neil now works as a chef in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Photo courtesy of ‘Offshore Echo's Photo Gallery’. There are more pictures of Neil in Caroline Martin's and Chris Cooper's photo albums. Our thanks to Steve Conway.)

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