"Dissa" was broken into and some gear was stolen. This happened at the East Arm boat ramp, a part of the southern section of Darwin Harbour. This was the site of a WWll Catalina flying boat base during the second world war. In fact there are three plane wrecks in this section of the harbour. They were sunk at anchor in an air raid by the Japanese. The coordinates for them are given in some of the fishing books as the wrecks are good fishing spots






This is the exact location the vehicle was in when broken into via the passenger side front window. I had been away from the site for no more than 30 minutes fishing on foot when the break in occurred. I lost all of the fishing gear I was not carring with me. About $400 worth I estimate. Susan lost an overnight bag with around $500 worth of linen. I also lost all of my better fishing attire. I had just sorted it out that morning and had packed the older stuff to give to the Salvos.















This garage did the repairs to the vehicle. Apart from a new front window there was an additional $800 worth of body repairs. AAMI were excellent. The job was done quickly and a claim is being processed for the loss of property. The maximum payout for goods stolen is $500, so after having replacement goods valued we are hopeful of getting some payment.



















You can't deter a good fisherman though. Susan drove me over to the East Arm a day or so later and this was the result. Apart from this one fish, I only have stories of others that got away. They were all good sized fish that got away, of course!!!!.