CH 147
Week later while out on patrol Hammersley received a may day so they headed to where the may day was coming from. When they reach the area they saw up side down boat and a man clinging onto it. So Steve Coburn sent a HRIB out to get the man.
When the HRIB reach the guy, they manage to get him on the HRIB and away from the boat as it sank to the bottom of the ocean. When the HRIB return, Kate and Coburn where on the back of the boat when the HRIB was back in it spot and the guests and crew members were on back of Hammersley
"I'm lieutenant Commander Coburn, I'm captain of Hammersley"
"Geoff Kewshaw thanks for rescuing me" they shook hands
"Was there any thing important on board your boat sir"
"no I was on my way to creek island to pick up couple mates of mine who was staying on there for a week"
"what your friends name sir" Kate asked
"This is my executive officer lieutenant McGregor"
"Ma'am. There names are Arron Cleghorn and Shane Davis"
"what time were you meeting them sir" Kate asked
"Three hours ago when my boat hit some thing then it started to lean one way they why I called the may day"
"sir if you go with Swain here he will check you over and get you into some dry clothes"
"Thanks, this patrol boat sure is bigger than the old ones"
"How do you know this" Swain asked
"I'm ex navy... lieutenant. I left when my contact expired"
"Ok, is it is a lot bigger, come on"
"thanks"
Coburn and the others walk towards the door while Kate stood there with a frond look so she went to the com cen to call Mike. When she knock on the door, she waited. RO open it
"X, what can I do for you" Kate walk in and close the door
"RO I need to make a call to NAVCOM"
"Why"
"It about our guest, I want to have him check out"
"you need captain permission"
"Ok send a message to NAVCOM and ask for information of Geoff Kershaw. He said he ex navy...lieutenant. Plus Arron Cleghorn and Shane Davis"
"Yes X you want me to let you know when I received the information"
"Yes please, thanks RO" then Kate turn and walk out of the Com cen.
Two hours later Geoff and a team went a shore to get Arron and Shane who was there waiting for them. Kate was on the bridge looking through the EDO when the phone rings so RO answered it.
"X it for you" Kate stood up and walk over to RO who past the phone to her
"Lieutenant McGregor"
"Kate it Mike, I received RO e-mail about a request in back round of Geoff Kewshaw, Arron Cleghorn and Shane Davis"
"Yes, did you look into it mike"
"I did I'm send you a e-mail on every thing of the three men including photos"
"RO there a e-mail coming in it from NAVCOM can you get it for me please"
"Yes X" then he stood up and walk off the bridge
"mike what can you tell me"
"Geoff Kewshaw he got honor discharge from the Navy, and if it the same Shane Davis, be careful he x navy also. He got dishonor discharge of assault of army personal and has stolen arms weapons from army base in Darwin months ago. The weapons haven't been found"
"mike have Geoff Kewshaw and Shane Davis ever meet"
"I did check out a link between them. Yes there is the navy couldn't prove that Geoff Kewshaw is one of the other two men who was involve with the thief"
"Mike who was the other man"
"don't know the finger prints don't match any thing in any military data base"
"what about criminal data bases"
"check there nothing"
"so if this Arron Cleghorn got a clean record and he is involve in the thief"
"How can you prove it" Kate thought about it
"mike you said that there was no finger print match"
"Yes"
"what if I can get set of finger prints off Arron Cleghorn and send them to you"
"If you can get RO to contact me soon as you got them. I'll make a call to the army and see what I can do this end"
"alright, the shore party due back soon Mike...Hang on the weapons, I think I know where they are"
"you do"
"Yes I do. You contact the army and I'll do my bit this end"
"ok be careful"
"I will" then she hung up.
Coburn turn to Kate just as RO walk up the steps and past Kate the information "X what going on"
"sir Geoff Kewshaw lie to us sir, he was honor discharge from the navy" Kate past him the profile on Geoff. He read what on the sheet of paper
"Here one on Shane Davis and a photo" Kate past him the next sheet of paper
"sir the HRIBS are back"
"thank you spider. X this is interesting information"
"there more sir"
Kate past him the sheet of paper after she read what it said about the stolen weapons and about the unknown third person. When he finish reading it he look up at Kate
"sir I think Arron Cleghorn is the third person. We need to get his finger prints and send it to NAVCOM. Commander Flynn is contacting the army and see if he can get copy of the finger prints. Plus sir. I think some where on Creek island are the missing weapons"
"What do you want to do X it's your show"
"first find out if the Shane Davis that come aboard is the same as the photo" she pointed to the sheet of paper
"If it is, then I'll find a way to get Arron Cleghorn finger prints"
"do what you need to do. We will stay here in the bay over night, you got till eight in the morning"
"thanks you sir" He past her the papers back then turn and walk off the bridge.
She walk down to her cabin where she saw the shore crew and three guests walking towards her. Swain interduce Kate to the three before walking past them
"Swain when you finish I need couple of panadol, I'll be in my cabin"
"sure thing X"
"thanks" Kate walk down to her cabin and waited.
Ten minutes later Swain knock on the door so Kate open it "come in Swain" he walk in and past her the panadol
"Here you go X"
"close the door swain" He close the door but was confuse cause he knew that Kate knew the rules till she past him the sheets of paper
"the panadol was an excuse to get you here, read them" Kate sat on her bed
"sit down swain"
"thanks X" he sat down at her desk while reading every thing. When he finish reading it all he look up at Kate
"Dose the captain know this"
"He leaving me in charge of it. Swain we need to get Arron Cleghorn finger prints and sent to Mike. Coburn giving us till eight tomorrow and RO will be ready soon as I can get the finger prints. Can you help me get them"
"sure if it helps matching the unknown set that the army got"
"thanks swain, where are the men now"
"having a brew in the junior mess" Kate smile
"the mugs" Swain said
"Yes can you get finger prints off them"
"Yes I can. All I need is the mug"
"I'll get the mug and meet you in the coms cen room"
"RO wouldn't like it if it get dirty in there" Kate smile
"I'm sure he would make an exception"
"i hope your right"
"Lets do it, time ticking" they stood up.
Kate put the papers in her draw then they walk out of her cabin and went there separate ways. Kate went to check on the guests who just finish there drinks
"Two dads, how about showing our guests around"
"sure thing X"
"I'll take care of the mugs and plate" Kate said as she put the mugs on the plate just as two dads and the three men walk out of the room.
Kate then walk out and into the galley where she put the dishes in the sink then she carefully pick up Arron mug and walk out of the galley and down to coms cen. She knock on the door then it open. She walk in closing the door behind her
"Here is Arron Cleghorn mug"
Kate was carefully holding the top part of the mug. She past it to Swain who was wearing gloves. RO and Kate watch Swain dust the mug for prints
"there two sets X"
"Take them both" they watch swain put a clear sticky part on to the print then pear it off, he look at it and put it on sheet of paper then he did it again
"RO contact commander Flynn let him know we got two sets of finger prints"
RO turn around and make the phone call and spoke to mike then he turn around
"X" he past the phone to Kate
"mike"
"Kate are you sure it Arron Cleghorn finger prints"
"Yes it is. Swain getting his prints off a coffee mug he just use"
"Are you sure it the right mug"
"Yes I saw him holding it and I offer to put the dishes in the galley while two dads show them around the ship"
"good work I got a navy captain here with a copy of the unknown finger prints"
"ok Swain just finish getting the finger prints and passing the sheet to RO. He going to scan the sheet and send it to you by e-mail"
"Alright. I'll let you know the results"
"ok, Mike" then they hung up just as RO sent the e-mail
"done"
"thanks, Swain can you take care of the mug, I'll head up to the bridge"
"ok X" Swain said
Kate walk out of the coms cen and up to the bridge where two dads and Charge show the men around the bridge while talking.
"X what do you think of hot plate on deck for dinner tonight"
"sounds good to me sir" He then turn to bomber
"Get the hot plate out bomber"
"Yes sir" bomber said then she walk off the bridge just as Coburn pick up the microphone
"now here this captain speaking since we are staying over night we having sausage sizzle out on boat deck for dinner tonight, that is all"
"Sir can some of us go a shore for a game of touch ruby for couple of hours" spider asked
"sure why not. But only for the ones who not on duty tonight"
"Yes sir" then the ones on the bridge walk about who going to shore for the next ten minutes when the bridge phone rings, so Kate answer it
"Hammersley lieutenant McGregor speaking"
"Kate it Mike"
"Yes sir"
"Kate"
"what can I do for you commander Flynn"
"Are they on the bridge"
"Yes sir"
"Ok, Kate it a match, Captain Scott has confirmed the match of Arron Cleghorn finger prints matches the unknown finger prints"
"I'll inform the captain of this sir. Is there any thing you want me to tell him sir"
Kate look at Steve and gave him a small nod while smiling so he knows that the prints that was sent to Mike came back a match for the third person who was involve with the stollen weapons from Darwin.
"find the missing weapons. Steve said if you do find them you would save the army bacon" Kate laugh
"again sir" Mike chuckle
"Yes again, good luck and fair winds"
"Yes sir" then they hung up.
Charge and two dads who took the three men down below while laughing and joking.
Once they were gone buffer walk over to the "sir, X what going on"
"Two of those men are x navy buffer, they and the third man stolen army weapon from Darwin."
"Your kidding, why not arrest them"
"Cause some where on that island are the missing weapons, we will have to find them plus the army only got two out of the three men identified from finger prints that was left behind at the army base. The third was identified few minutes ago when swain was able to get finger prints from the guy mug and RO sent the prints to NAVCOM" Kate said
"How are we going to find the weapons?" buffer asked. Kate smile
"they going to get them for us"
"X what your plan" Coburn asked.