Coastguards stand by as the pirate radio station , Radio Caroline is pounded by heavy seas off Frinton Beach . The pop vessel is reported to be in danger of breaking up . Normally anchored three and a half miles off Walton-on-the-Naze , Essex , she ran into trouble in a force 8 gale after closing down last night. Crew members and disc jockeys were rescued by breeches buoy . 20th January 1966