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.

Last Updated: 12/14/2024Network: Nine NetworkStatus: Ended
Welcome Aboard
star
6.96
312 votes

#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.

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Under The Radar
star
7.05
209 votes

#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.

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Spoils of War
star
7.20
280 votes

#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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Fortune Favours
star
7.29
182 votes

#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.

Directors: Ian Barry
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Heaven Born Captains
star
7.31
153 votes

#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.

Directors: Ian Barry
Writer: Jeff Truman
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Irukandji
star
7.32
154 votes

#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.

Writer: Jeff Truman
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Black Flights
star
7.34
217 votes

#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.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: Jeff Truman
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Dead Sea
star
7.40
256 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: John Ridley
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Crimes of Passion
star
7.41
280 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: Jeff Truman
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Damage Control
star
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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Lifeline
star
7.45
281 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Takedown
star
7.46
179 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Saving Ryan
star
7.48
199 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Jeff Truman
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Under the Hammer
star
7.48
177 votes

#14 - 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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The Third Man
star
7.53
315 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: John Ridley
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The Dogs of War
star
7.53
239 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Adam H. Todd
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Eye for an Eye
star
7.60
281 votes

#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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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What Lies Beneath
star
7.61
213 votes

#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.

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Dead Zone
star
7.61
280 votes

#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.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: Cath Collins
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Rumble In the Jungle
star
7.70
138 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Cometh the Hour
star
7.70
173 votes

#21 - 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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Big Fish
star
7.71
198 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: John Ridley
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The Stinger
star
7.78
250 votes

#23 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
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Guns
star
7.78
205 votes

#24 - 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

Directors: Steve Mann
Writer: John Ridley
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Giving up the Dead
star
7.78
179 votes

#25 - 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.

Directors: Geoff Bennett
Writer: John Ridley
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