LV18 The Quay Harwich

18/05/2026

17/05/2026

14/05/2026

NEW EXHIBITION ALERT
In collaboration with the National Piers Society we have the privilege of bringing you this wonderful exhibition. Opening this Sunday !!!!

A major new exhibition in Harwich is celebrating the seaside charm of Britain’s coastal heritage.

21/04/2026

Coming up in our Specials slot this week (22nd April) is "The Music That Rocked The 70s" with Kevin Dinnigan's Solid Gold.

8pm Wednesday (UK time) on Radio Mi Amigo

This show will be repeated at 9pm on Monday 27th April.

www.lv18radio.uk

30/03/2026

📢 March 2026 is PILOTAGE MONTH!

To mark the publication of our Pilotage Report, in which National Historic Ships UK's Registers Review working group assessed all 59 pilotage craft on the National Registers, we'll be celebrating a selection of the highest scoring and most interesting vessels.

19/ LIGHT VESSEL 18 - SAINT GOWAN LV18 The Quay Harwich

Status: National Register of Historic Vessels
Type: Light Vessel - Steel
1956: Built by Philip & Son, Dartmouth, for Trinity House. One of five vessels built to a new design incorporating new safety features such as watertight doors
1958-1994: Served at Saint Gowan station, Cornwall, then various other stations
1994: Retired from service and used as an offshore support vessel
1997: Sold to Sea Containers Ltd as a potential visitor centre
1999: Chartered to Tony O'Neil for restoration and first used as a mother ship for revival broadcasts of offshore radio
2001: Purchased by the Pharos Trust, which still owns, runs, and maintains the ship
2009: Featured in the Richard Curtis film The Boat That Rocked
Now: A museum of pirate radio memorabilia and home of Radio Mi Amigo

Read more:
https://nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1916/light-vessel-18-saint-gowan

Download the Pilotage Report:
www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/sites/default/files/registers_review_pilotage_group_report_february_2026.pdf

29/03/2026

Apologies for the loss of signal earlier this evening. We suffered a second ship-wide power failure and, as a result, lost the most of Rick Marks' show, and another ten minutes of so just now when we switched back to our shore supply.

That show, both hours, will be repeated from midnight tonight, after Chris Cooper's live closedown show.

Paul Windsor's live show on Motown in the UK was parts 5 and 6 of a running series. We'll be repeating all six parts of that series later in the year.

29/03/2026

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29/12/2025

NEW YEARS EVE

Regretfully, the trustees of the Pharos Trust must announce that no traditional celebrations will be taking place on the Lightvessel this year.

We apologise to our friends and volunteers for whom this has been a highlight of previous festivities.

The trust would like to take this opportunity to thank said friends, volunteers and supporters for their help and assistance in 2025 and look forward to welcoming you on board in 2026.

Have a safe and happy new years eve all.

26/12/2025

The next two hours are a veritable feast for all you Joe Meek fans out there.
Join Steve Scruton from 2100 with our documentary on the great man.
Then at 2200 join Mr Tim Wardley for a deeper dive into Mr Meeks back catalogue.

Listen to Radio Mi Amigo You can listen to Radio Mi Amigo 24hrs a day via an Alexa Smart Speaker, on a Roberts Internet Radio ... Have a listen