The WORST episodes of Sea Patrol
Every episode of Sea Patrol ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Sea Patrol!
Set amongst the awesome beauty of the Australian Gold Coast, Sea Patrol follows sailors from every walk of life, age and temperament all crammed aboard the Naval Patrol boat Hammersley, a veritable pressure cooker of emotions desires and ambitions. Whether they are hunting down well armed drug smugglers, chasing thieves or pirates, helping fools, or saving reckless illegal immigrants, their adventures serve to bring the crew together to forge deep and longstanding friendships that cross the class and gender divide. Filmed on the Great Barrier Reef and Mission Beach, Far North Queensland and at Warner Roadshow Studios, Gold Coast, QLD.
#1 - Welcome Aboard
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2007
When HMAS Hammersley answers a distress call from Bright Island, Captain Mike Flynn and his crew discover a young woman lying paralysed on the beach. She is conscious but unable to talk, and despite their best efforts they are unable to save her. Thus begins new Executive Officer Lieutenant Kate McGregor's first day aboard a patrol boat, and CO Mike Flynn's obsession with the mystery of Bright Island. Something very odd is happening in connection with the Island. The Federal Police move in to investigate the woman's death, but no-one is talking. Her colleague, the striking Doctor Ursula Morrell, seems to know more than she's letting on, and Mike finds himself drawn to her cool beauty and her vulnerability.
#2 - Under The Radar
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2007
The Hammersley attempts the daring capture of an illegal fishing ‘mother ship’ but is thwarted by violent eco-terrorists. Mike finds himself falling in love with beautiful marine biologist Ursula Morrell, who later goes missing under mysterious circumstances.
#3 - Spoils of War
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/17/2011
Swain is obsessed with the mysterious sinking of a refugee boat. The crew uncovers a smuggling ring with a deadly method of sneaking goods into Australia, and Bird's romantic life is complicated when Mike's godson Ryan joins the crew of Hammersley.
#4 - Fortune Favours
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2008
Despite being determined to earn respect, Hammersley's new chef "Bomber" Brown but faces discipline after losing her temper with another crew member. Also, the crew discover a dead pirate and a killer cargo on board a stolen boat.
#5 - Heaven Born Captains
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2008
After going on a blind date with an SAS commander, Kate believes her love life is starting to look up. When a French naval captain attempts to seduce Mike, he has to call on all his diplomacy skills. An illegal fishing boat is the subject of a perilous boarding.
#6 - Irukandji
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2007
Mike is torn between saving the life of a missing refugee girl, and the lives of two shipmates bitten by the deadly irukandji jellyfish. While pursuing pirates, the Hammersley rescues a family of illegal immigrants from an unseaworthy ship.
#7 - Black Flights
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/31/2011
2Dads and Charge come under fire while investigating a UFO sighting. Ryan and Bird befriend a young man with a tortured secret that could get them all killed. Charge hides a health scare that could end his navy career, and Mike suspects a local police chief of masterminding a major drug-smuggling operation.
#8 - Damage Control
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2007
The crew pursues a distraught father who has kidnapped his own children. Then, while searching a crocodile-infested swamp for the missing family, the crew discovers a badly mauled fisherman.
#9 - Dead Sea
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/14/2011
The crew of Hammersley are caught in a deadly fire fight while rescuing an SAS team from an undercover mission.
#10 - Crimes of Passion
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2011
Dutchy finds himself the prime suspect in a cold-blooded murder after he rescues a beautiful young woman. The Hammersley rushes to save a professional diver trapped in a shark cage.
#11 - Takedown
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2008
An ugly hostage situation on board HMAS Hammersley sees two of the ship's female officers taken hostage below decks. It’s a day of high tension, which begins when a group of shipwrecked illegal immigrants is rescued from a sand bay. Along with Afghan refugees, and a chronically ill Asian girl, are three super-fit Eastern Europeans who waste no time once they are safe on board.
#12 - Lifeline
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/7/2011
Robert becomes the lifeline when 2Dads is trapped alone in a sunken research submarine. Mike and the crew pursue a marine biologist suspected of sabotaging the submarine, and with 2Dad's air supply running out, Charge must use all his technical skills to help save his mate's life.
#13 - Under the Hammer
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2007
Disaster looms for the Hammersley crew when a fire erupts in the engine room, after the mascot is stolen by a rival Patrol Boat crew. Meanwhile, an eye injury threatens to destroy Charge's career, and ET takes a vow of chastity in a desperate attempt to prove himself to Nikki.
#14 - Saving Ryan
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/5/2011
Bird is compromised when she discovers Ryan working for a private security firm while AWOL from the navy. Mike fears his son has been murdered by mercenaries and risks his career to get revenge on the killers. A pregnancy scare forces Kate to reconsider her future.
#15 - The Dogs of War
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2008
After the Hammersley successfully pulls off the tricky evacuation of all the Australian citizens from an island in the Samaru Archipelago, it comes across an FFV which isn't what it pretends to be. Charge discovers first-hand exactly how dangerous his job can be. And Nikki and ET have to decide what to do now that they're working together.
#16 - The Third Man
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2011
A suicide bomb attack in a nightclub has a shocking impact on the crew of HMAS Hammersley. Dutchy goes undercover with the SAS to capture a group of deadly extremists before they can attack Australian targets. 2Dads risks his life to save Hammersley from a bomb attack. Kate's world is rocked when her former lover, SAS officer Jim Roth, returns to Hammersley. Mike risks his career by refusing to co-operate with a high ranking ASIO spy.
#17 - Eye for an Eye
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/3/2011
Kate is hunted down by an obsessed criminal after she kills his accomplice during a boarding. When Bird is kidnapped, the crew fears she will be murdered as payback.
#18 - What Lies Beneath
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2007
The Hammersley uncovers a sophisticated drug smuggling network, with explosive results. Mike is convinced the Federal Police are covering up the poisoning death of a marine biologist. Kate is jealous of Mike's relationship with Ursula Morrell, while Nikki struggles to restrain her feelings for ET.
#19 - Dead Zone
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/2011
Kate uncovers a deadly conspiracy when she investigates a cluster of rare illnesses on a remote island. Hammersley is on the hunt for a ship suspected of dumping toxic chemicals into tropical waters.
#20 - Cometh the Hour
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2007
As the decommissioning of the HMAS Hammersley draws near, the crew risks life and ship to hunt down a rogue terrorist boat and retrieve its cargo of bio-toxins. In ordering the sinking of the rogue ship, Mike makes the most difficult decision of his career.
#21 - Big Fish
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2010
Dutchy and Charge take drastic action to catch two prison escapees on a remote island. Hammersley rescues a kidnapped pilot with a dangerous secret. Charge finds himself in a psychological battle with a convicted murderer and Bird gets more than she bargained for when a routine operation turns nasty.
#22 - Rumble In the Jungle
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2010
Hammersley is caught in a war zone while delivering aid to a remote foreign island. Swain and Dutch risk their lives to rescue an aid worker and her sick patient from a deadly tribal feud. Mike faces a deadly dilemma when Bird is struck by a mystery illness and requires urgent evacuation.
#23 - Giving up the Dead
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2008
Robert fails a drug test but is determined to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, the Hammersley uncovers a smuggling operation by Samaruian rebels which is designed to destabilise the government.
#24 - The Stinger
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/31/2011
As part of the boarding party checking a possible FFV, Dutchy doesn't hide his surprise at seeing one of the crew is SAS Captain Jim Roth. His flash of recognition is noticed by the ship's master, and the question now is, has Jim's cover been blown? ASIO "spook" Madelaine Cruise is furious. She confirms that Jim was on a mission and insists CO Mike Flynn shadow the vessel in case Jim needs assistance. And so he does, after Dutchy sees two men fighting on the deck, and the subsequent boarding party finds an area awash with blood and Jim under a tarpaulin with a serious head wound.
#25 - Guns
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/8/2009
Mike and Spider are taken hostage during a shoot-out with weapons smugglers. Kate fears her past relationship with Mike will become public knowledge. The Hammersley rescues a former Navy officer lost at sea, with shocking consequences for the crew