<s>
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
was	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
station	I-Application
which	O
broadcast	B-Application
from	I-Application
a	I-Application
ship	I-Application
anchored	I-Application
in	I-Application
international	I-Application
waters	I-Application
off	O
Jones	O
Beach	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
history	O
of	O
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
(	O
RNI	O
)	O
is	O
linked	O
with	O
the	O
Falling	O
Star	O
Network	O
and	O
other	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
area	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
stations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
meeting	O
,	O
Weiner	O
,	O
Ford	O
and	O
other	O
associates	O
decided	O
to	O
replicate	O
Radio	O
Caroline	O
as	O
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
from	O
a	O
ship	O
to	O
be	O
anchored	O
in	O
international	O
waters	O
off	O
Jones	O
Beach	O
,	O
Long	O
Island	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
Weiner	O
and	O
his	O
associates	O
came	O
into	O
possession	O
of	O
a	O
vessel	O
still	O
legally	O
registered	O
as	O
Lichfield	O
I	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Lichfield	O
Shipping	O
and	O
Trading	O
Company	O
of	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
holiday	O
period	O
this	O
vessel	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Frank	O
Ganter	O
(	O
an	O
associate	O
of	O
Weiner	O
)	O
for	O
$100	O
using	O
the	O
amended	O
name	O
of	O
Litchfield	O
I	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
vessel	O
was	O
still	O
registered	O
in	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
to	O
its	O
original	O
owners	O
under	O
its	O
correct	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
during	O
the	O
brief	O
period	O
when	O
the	O
fraudulent	O
Honduran	O
entry	O
had	O
been	O
created	O
that	O
this	O
Panamanian	O
ship	O
,	O
which	O
lacked	O
a	O
working	O
engine	O
,	O
was	O
transformed	O
into	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
by	O
Weiner	O
and	O
Hungerford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weiner	O
then	O
traveled	O
to	O
England	O
to	O
visit	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
convention	O
in	O
Blackpool	O
,	O
England	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Michael	O
Bates	O
whose	O
father	O
(	O
Roy	O
Bates	O
)	O
had	O
fought	O
with	O
personnel	O
from	O
Radio	O
Caroline	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
to	O
take	O
physical	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
sea	O
fort	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
HM	O
Fort	O
Roughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
Weiner	O
also	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
contract	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
entire	O
radio	B-Application
ship	I-Application
to	O
other	O
buyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
defense	O
in	O
that	O
case	O
his	O
attorney	O
cited	O
Radio	O
Caroline	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
why	O
offshore	B-Application
radio	I-Application
broadcasting	O
was	O
a	O
legal	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baskir	O
and	O
her	O
associates	O
then	O
became	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
costly	O
process	O
of	O
discovery	O
involving	O
authorities	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
USA	O
and	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
discover	O
who	O
legally	O
owned	O
the	O
vessel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
eventually	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
vessel	O
was	O
still	O
legally	O
registered	O
by	O
that	O
government	O
as	O
Lichfield	O
I	O
for	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
true	O
original	O
owners	O
and	O
Lloyd	O
's	O
Registry	O
of	O
Shipping	O
confirmed	O
this	O
information	O
,	O
further	O
legal	O
questions	O
were	O
generated	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
ship	O
had	O
passed	O
from	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
into	O
the	O
physical	O
possession	O
of	O
Ganter	O
who	O
had	O
then	O
sold	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
Weiner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Weiner	O
made	O
further	O
attempts	O
to	O
use	O
ships	O
to	O
restart	O
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
,	O
these	O
plans	O
did	O
not	O
succeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
time	O
he	O
contracted	O
with	O
licensed	O
US	O
shortwave	O
station	O
WWCR	O
in	O
Tennessee	O
to	O
carry	O
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
as	O
a	O
paid	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
Allan	O
Weiner	O
did	O
secure	O
a	O
shortwave	O
broadcasting	O
license	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
and	O
today	O
Radio	B-Application
Newyork	I-Application
International	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
programs	O
heard	O
on	O
Sunday	O
evenings	O
over	O
WBCQ	O
located	O
in	O
Monticello	O
,	O
Maine	O
,	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
