DJs lined up for a celebration of offshore broadcasting and pirate radio in Harwich at the weekend.

Radio Mi Amigo joined up with Carillon Wellbeing Radio to return to the airwaves at the weekend.

Further to their previous successful radio broadcasts, this year’s two-day Pirate Radio event on Harwich Quay attracted a host of DJs transmitting from the restored Lightvessel LV18 as a tribute to the 1960s offshore radio stations.

A spokesman for the event said: “This year’s on-air team, headed by programme director and trustee Garry Lee, brought back the popular sound of the Offshore Pirate stations that broadcast from just off our coast and were served from the Ha’penny Pier, Harwich, which is the permanent berth of LV18.

“Joining the crew were two DJs from America and music connoisseurs, ex Pirate radio and Radio One DJ, Keith Skues, ex BBC Suffolk presenter and current Radio Caroline DJ, Stephen ‘Foz’ Foster.”

This tribute to the offshore pirate radio stations celebrated the likes of Radio Caroline, Radio London and several others that appeared off the coast of Harwich in the 1960’s bringing about a revolution in radio broadcasting.

The broadcast ran for 24 hours a day, from midnight on Saturday until midnight on the Sunday.

In addition to being on the internet, the broadcast was heard from their transmitter in the midlands on 1476 AM medium wave.

Following the previous pirate radio broadcasts from LV18, which attracted thousands of visitors to the area, Radio Mi Amigo celebrated the watery wireless days from the studio, located on the bridge of the Lightvessel.

Like the previous year’s events, LV18 broadcasted from her permanent berth by the Ha’penny Pier, Harwich, enabling attendees to not only visit the classic vessel, but to meet the DJs.

Visitors were able to view the new ‘Pirate Radio Exhibition’, which has been financed by Harwich Haven Authority via the Essex Community Foundation.

LV18 is open daily to the public and is owned and operated by The Pharos Trust.