The Sydney Morning Herald | Wife defends yachtsman arrested over 1.4 tonne cocaine bust The Sydney Morning Herald An international yachtsman was allegedly duped into the biggest cocaine bust in Australian history when his first mate suddenly changed the co-ordinates of their boat, his wife says. Veteran sailors Hamish Thompson, 63, from New Zealand, and dual ... Record cocaine bust from 'mother ship' 1.4 tonnes of cocaine seized, six arrested as NZ yacht intercepted mid-ocean: police DRUG BUST: Three men face Nowra court over huge cocaine seizure | video | photos |