The Starlight fishing vessel countinuosly trawl the ocean between Australia & Indonesia, up to 30 hours’ journey north of Darwin, following the giant schools of fish and trying to find the best spots to lower their bait-traps. All around is emptiness, endless ocean in all directions, ravaged hands, a bundles of nerves, the burning sun, tough physical labour and a punishing daily schedule that starts with a 2 am alarm and ends 16 hours later with sleep in a tiny bunk. In three weeks, they’ ll burn 20,000 litres of fuel, collect 24 tonnes of fish and take half a day’ s break. D, Grahaiam, Romain and Colin are so far from Sydney and its common lifestyle, all they have is the sea, it pays well if you have the skills. They don’ t know where else to go, they have no education, nor a driver’ s license. An incredibly long time in the sea to lay the foundations for a better future, maybe in Lombok, Indonesia, where Captain Colin dreams to move one day.. For now, the ocean is home. M.A.
