<s>
Patrick	O
Roy	O
Bates	O
(	O
29	O
August	O
1921	O
–	O
9	O
October	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Prince	O
Roy	O
of	O
Sealand	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
British	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
broadcaster	O
and	O
micronationalist	O
,	O
who	O
founded	O
the	O
Principality	O
of	O
Sealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
moved	O
into	O
broadcasting	O
via	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Knock	O
John	O
Tower	O
,	O
he	O
ran	O
Radio	B-Application
Essex	I-Application
from	O
1965	O
to	O
1966	O
and	O
succeeded	O
in	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
station	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
24-hour	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
August	O
1967	O
,	O
the	O
Marine	B-Application
Broadcasting	I-Application
Offences	I-Application
Act	I-Application
of	I-Application
1967	I-Application
came	O
into	O
effect	O
which	O
forbade	O
broadcasting	O
from	O
certain	O
marine	O
structures	O
,	O
namely	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Bates	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ronan	B-Application
O'Rahilly	I-Application
of	O
another	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
station	I-Application
,	O
Radio	O
Caroline	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
men	O
,	O
tried	O
to	O
storm	O
the	O
platform	O
that	O
Bates	O
claimed	O
.	O
</s>
