The ship was impounded in a closed dock with a raft of official papers as long as your arm to prevent her leaving Dover. There were more obstacles put in the way of Caroline returning to sea than Khan allowing cars through London.

It was all over when the final chain broke. A radio ship has to be considered a dispensable commodity. Once it hit port it was going nowhere, maybe they should have kept a ‘spare’ ship somewhere? Sounds daft, but the only way.