The BEST episodes of Sea Patrol season 1

Every episode of Sea Patrol season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sea Patrol season 1!

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.

Last Updated: 9/16/2024Network: Nine NetworkStatus: Ended
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Precious Cargo
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8.29
182 votes

#1 - Precious Cargo

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2007

The crew uncovers a people smuggling racket, when they almost collide with a floating shipping container full of North Korean refugees. The Hammersley races to capture the smugglers’ ship and save the lives of their human cargo. Kate is wooed by a charming civilian sailor. Meanwhile, Mike is determined to solve the mystery of Ursula’s disappearance.

Writer: John Ridley
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Ghost of Things Past
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8.12
214 votes

#2 - Ghost of Things Past

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2007

The crew of the HMAS Hammersley come across an abondonned catamaran in the middle of the ocean, which uncovers the beginnings of a murder mystery. A sailor has gone missing and Nikki puts her navigational sklls to the test in the attempt to find them. The ship is then hit by a cyclone.

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Deep Water
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7.97
149 votes

#3 - Deep Water

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/4/2007

The Hammersley races to save a boatload of tourists from being murdered as part of a bizarre terrorist publicity stunt. Meanwhile, Swain and the crew help deliver the baby of a runaway teenager, found lost at sea with her criminal boyfriend. A series of emergencies at sea prevent Swain from attending the birth of his first baby.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Through the Storm
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7.92
178 votes

#4 - Through the Storm

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/23/2007

The video of Chefo's bucks night finds its way into Kate's hands and she is humiliated by what she finds on it. The HMAS Hammersley comes across an unexploded sea mine and Spider manages to save the life of a boy who was near the mine, but have Spider's days in the navy come to an end?

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Chinese Whispers
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7.90
152 votes

#5 - Chinese Whispers

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/13/2007

The Hammersley saves sailors from a sinking ship, only to learn they are diamond smugglers who will kill to save their cargo. Swain is kidnapped by smugglers and left trapped in their sinking ship. Will Buffer rescue him before the ship sinks? Mike is reprimanded by Navy brass over his obsession with the Bright Island mystery.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Rescue Me
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7.89
213 votes

#6 - Rescue Me

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2007

The HMAS Hammersley confronts a series of new menaces in the northern waters from pirates to toxic crabs, not to mention a gorgeous solo yachtswomen with a rescue fetish.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
Writer: John Ridley
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Cometh the Hour
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7.70
173 votes

#7 - 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.

Writer: Dave Warner
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What Lies Beneath
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7.60
212 votes

#8 - 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.

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Under the Hammer
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7.48
177 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Jeff Truman
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Damage Control
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7.41
179 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Sarah Smith
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Irukandji
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7.32
154 votes

#11 - 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.

Writer: Jeff Truman
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Under The Radar
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7.05
209 votes

#12 - 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.

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Welcome Aboard
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6.96
312 votes

#13 - 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.

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