▁of ▁the ▁former ▁century , ▁this ▁club ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁A DO ▁Den ▁Ha ag . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁pir ate ▁radio ▁station ▁Radio ▁Ver onica ▁ ▁broadcast ▁its ▁program mes ▁from ▁an ▁anch orage ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁about ▁four ▁miles ▁off ▁the ▁Sch even ingen ▁coast , ▁originally ▁calling ▁itself ▁V ri je ▁Radio ▁Om ro ep ▁Nederland ▁( V R ON ); ▁Free ▁Radio ▁Station ▁[ of ▁the ] ▁Netherlands . ▁It ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Radio ▁No ord ze e ▁Intern ation aal ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁rela unch ed ▁Radio ▁Caroline ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁When ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Str as bourg ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Ver onica ▁applied ▁for ▁legal ▁status ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁V O O , ▁Caroline ▁moved ▁anch orage ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁coast , ▁and ▁R NI ▁closed ▁down ▁completely . ▁Mem or able ▁episodes ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁included ▁the ▁str and ing ▁of ▁Radio ▁Ver onica ' s ▁ship , ▁the ▁N order ney , ▁which ▁lost ▁its ▁anchor ▁in ▁a ▁storm ▁and ▁ran ▁a ground ▁on ▁Sch even ingen ▁beach ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁fire b omb ▁attack ▁on ▁R NI ' s ▁ship , ▁the ▁M eb o ▁II , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 .