QSLs from International Waters 

Radio Northsea International (RNI) left the air in 1974 after the Dutch anti–offshore broadcasting law took effect, bringing an end to its operations from the ship Mebo II. After the shutdown, the vessel was sold to Libya, where it was renamed the Voice of the Holy Koran and used for government broadcasting in the late 1970s. Below is a letter received following requests to have the Libyan official shortwave station, Radio Jamahiriya, verify reception of the Voice of the Holy Koran. Although Radio Jamahiriya declined to issue a verification, the letter is posted for historical purposes. After years of service, the Mebo II was ultimately destroyed in 1984—reportedly used as a target and sunk during Libyan military exercises—bringing a definitive close to the ship’s storied broadcasting career.