RNI closed at less than 24 hours' notice at midday on 24 September 1970, in exchange for one million Dutch guilders (about £100,000) from Radio Veronica. RNI agreed to close down after concerns that Veronica, which had been broadcasting for many years and very popular in Holland, could be forced off air because of the recent problems. A final hour was hosted by Andy Archer and Alan West, and Steven Ladd After that the transmitters were silenced. "Mebo II" remained in international waters off Scheveningen in the Netherlands.