By the second day on board the two wounded had died. They each had serious gut wounds and once peritonitis set in there was little anyone could do for them. Their scant supply of antibiotics proved ineffective. The police were down to nearly half their original numbers - plus the two spies.
The team's minor wounds began to heal in the salt air and judicious use of the first aid kit's remaining antibiotic ointment.
The food from the boat's pantry was running low, especially instant coffee and tea bags. The UHT milk went in the first 24 hours. Every evening when they pulled into a deserted beach they would fish, snorkel and gather rock oysters, crabs, lobster and shellfish. They certainly didn't go hungry, and the mud crabs and lobsters were delicious.
When they arrived at Shark Bay the g
