Shipping & Sailing
It’s not all about Customs
17 June 2022
February 1978, Cyclone ‘Verne’ was bearing down on Broome. In the two days prior to the expected arrival of ‘Vern’,…
The flotsandjets Gallery #6
17 June 2022
Winter around the Port this week, with bursts of sun. All grist for the mill so far as the famous…
Fishing Boat Harbour, Jetty 3 to be replaced
11 June 2022
A $14 million contract to improve the jetties at Fremantle and Hillarys has been awarded to Western Australian-based company GTS…
The flotsandjets Gallery #5
9 June 2022
Another lovely week around the Port for the famous Instagram duo @flotsamandjetsam6162. [caption id="attachment_25999" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Jetsam (L) & Flotsam[/caption]…
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
8 June 2022
I had spent most of the day in a small garden shed in someone’s back garden, carrying out surveillance on…
The flotsandjets Gallery #4
3 June 2022
Another great week around the Port for the famous Instagram duo @flotsamandjetsam6162. [caption id="attachment_25999" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Jetsam (L) & Flotsam[/caption]…
Land Patrol – If it could go wrong …
31 May 2022
Between 1976 and 1979 I was stationed in Broome as one of the 6x crew members on Customs’ ACV Jacana.…
The flotsandjets Gallery #3
27 May 2022
Another great week around the Port for the famous Instagram duo flotsamandjetsam6162.
Foxy Lady II – The Sequel – 34 Years Later
26 May 2022
Only a few days after the Foxy Lady II - The Hash Stash story was published in the Fremantle Shipping…






