Caroline DJ Mike Stevens was on shore leave when the disaster occurred. He told The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame: “While I used
to live in the West Country, I was in London when it happened. I remember listening to the station and hearing long strings of numbers being called out and wondering what on earth was happening. It sounded serious. When I heard the
announcement that they were leaving the ship for the lifeboat, I did ring the office to see if they needed me to go down to the coast to pick anyone up, but they didn't. The next day we gathered in Robb Eden's
flat and the phone was ringing off the hook with the media trying to get quotes. We just took turns to answer it. I spoke to the Daily Express who misquoted me and called me a Radio Caroline executive!”
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