Three Kings Islands

Richard Bright, 63, and his mate Mike Lovett, 72, packed their car on Wednesday morning and headed up to Mangōnui to join the five-day fishing charter.

A very likeable guy, very consistent, he turned up every day for work and you couldn't wish for a better worker." He was a larger-than-life character. He was a modern-day Basil Fawlty. He could say the most inappropriate things to his clients as they walked into the bar and no one minded, they came back for more." "They had been there once and it was Richard's wish to hook a marlin. He had caught every other form of fish, so this is why he went again this year to go and get a marlin." "It was just an unbelievably bad day.