7.4/10114 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.
Director: Chris Martin-Jones
Writer: Tony Morphett
7.8/1089 votes#2 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Morphett
7.8/1085 votes#3 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1087 votes#4 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1070 votes#5 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marcia Gardner
8.1/1074 votes#6 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Ridley
7.8/1075 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: John Ridley
7.8/1075 votes#8 - 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?
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: N/A
7.9/1067 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: N/A
7.7/1071 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Sarah Smith
8.1/1075 votes#11 - 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Tony Morphett
8.1/1071 votes#12 - 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: N/A
7.2/10103 votes#13 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Sea Patrol Season 1
Every episode of Sea Patrol Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sea Patrol Season 1!
Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy. The series focuses on...
Genres:Action & AdventureDrama
Network:Nine Network
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Welcome Aboard" is the best rated episode of "Sea Patrol" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 114 votes. Directed by Chris Martin-Jones and written by Tony Morphett, it aired on 7/5/2007. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "What Lies Beneath".