Bull Verweij
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Hendrik "Bull" Verweij was one of the founders of the Dutch offshore radio station Radio Veronica, and was president of the station from its founding in 1959 until 1975. He was born in Hilversum. Afte
Bull Verweij in 1972
MV Mebo II
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The Mebo II was originally the Dutch freighter Silvretta, built in 1948 by De Groot en van Vliet, Slikkerveer. It had a weight of 630 tons and a length of 186 feet. In 1969, it was bought by Edwin Bol
Bull Verweij
…and started targeting the Dutch audience. As the transmitters of the Mebo II were very powerful Veronica was afraid they would lose market-share to the Mebo II transmissions. In addition, the Dutch government threatened to ratify new international Treaty of Stasbourgh that would make offshore radio illegal…
Mebo II