"The other boat was a tug called "Husky" which had nearly thirty strong looking men on board. As Andy Archer said, if it had come_ to a fight, the twelve people on the Mebo would not have stood much chance."
"Hatches were battened down so that if the Mebo was boarded they would not be able to reach the studios."
"However the attackers seemed to be more intent on trying to cut the anchor chain so they could tow the ship away"
"Spangles Maldoon threatened to use petrol bombs"
"the attackers threatened to-spray water over the antenna, but were warned by Carl Mitchell that such a course could lead to the electrocution of all on the tug, including a woman and child"
"Further appeals were put out for people with boats in the Scheveningen area_ to come out and help in the fight for Radio Nordsee"
"The attacking tug and launch made off into the mist, though at this time it was thought that they might come back again."
"It later became known that just before this incident Kees Manders had arranged for the RNI tender Mebo I to be impounded, and a transmitter used for ship-to-shore communications was also seized,"
"The launch and tug used in the attack were owned by a Mr. Herreman who claimed that RNI owed him money (which he doubtless hoped to recover if he succeeded in seizing the Mebo II.) Listeners were thanked for their response, which jammed telephone exchanges in Zurich and The Hague,"
(Monitor Magazine)