6.7/1084 votesLoading...#1 - Half Life
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/6/2009
The crew is exposed to toxic radiation during a daring rescue at an abandoned nuclear test site. Swain's courage is called into question, when he opts out of a high-risk rescue operation and Charge uncovers a military conspiracy over nuclear testing and a long lost B-25 bomber.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Ridley
6.9/1088 votesLoading...#2 - 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Tony Morphett
7.1/1059 votesLoading...#3 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Ridley
7.2/10103 votesLoading...#4 - 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
7.2/1058 votesLoading...#5 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10115 votesLoading...#6 - 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
7.5/1062 votesLoading...#7 - Monkey Business
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/25/2009
A new crewmate and a stowaway cause mayhem on board HMAS Hammersley. Nikki and Charge are taken hostage by foreign pirates, with explosive results. Nikki is close to breaking point, following the death of her fiance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1065 votesLoading...#8 - 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
Director: N/A
Writer: John Ridley
7.5/1064 votesLoading...#9 - Pearls Before Swine
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/13/2009
Hammersley hunts down a mysterious gang of armed robbers, who are terrorising pearl luggers off the WA coast. Spider and Buffer have a trippy encounter with some hard-partying drug smugglers. 2Dads faces disciplinary action for negligence. Also, Mike is forced to intervene over rumours that Kate and Buffer are romantically involved.
Director: Ian Barry
Writer: Matt Ford
7.5/1054 votesLoading...#10 - Flotsam and Jetsam
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 7/22/2010
When Hammersley rescues a shipwrecked woman, they uncover a murderous criminal conspiracy. Kate saves Dutch's life during a gun battle with smugglers, sparking his romantic interest, and Bomber makes a shocking decision after she and 2Dads are caught breaking the non-fraternisation rule.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1056 votesLoading...#11 - 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.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Marcia Gardner
7.5/1057 votesLoading...#12 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1066 votesLoading...#13 - Shadow Line
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/26/2008
The Hammersley is once again in hot pursuit of the cabin cruiser responsible for trafficking weapons and ammunition to the Samaru Islands. Meanwhile Mike Flynn receives a tempting offer from Ray Walsman and Kate's life is placed in danger when she becomes isolated from the crew.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Tony Morphett
7.6/1065 votesLoading...#14 - Night of the Long Knives
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2010
The crew of HMAS Hammersley uncovers a terrorist plot to assassinate a senior US official. Kate has doubts about Hammersley's popular new crewmate, a war hero with a dark secret. Mike resists a promotion to Navcom, even though it would allow him and Kate to pursue their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Ridley
7.6/1062 votesLoading...#15 - Ransom
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2010
A kidnap drama on the ocean and relationship tremors below decks rock Hammersley as she sails the Coral Sea.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: N/A
7.6/1054 votesLoading...#16 - Paradise Lost
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2010
A series of shocking surprises await the crew when they discover a secret community living on a tropical island. Robert risks his life to save Bomber during a gunfight with drug runners, and Mike investigates claims of an illicit romance between two crew members.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1053 votesLoading...#17 - Rawhide
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2010
Hammersley hunts down cattle rustlers behind the hijacking of live cattle shipments. Robert takes desperate measures to be seen as a team player by his crewmates, and Bird is terrorised by her ex-boyfriend.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Marcia Gardner
7.7/1087 votesLoading...#18 - 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 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.7/1071 votesLoading...#20 - 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
7.7/1078 votesLoading...#21 - 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.
Director: Ian Barry
Writer: N/A
7.7/1064 votesLoading...#22 - Safeguard
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 7/20/2009
Buffer gets a lesson in tough love from a sexy training officer. Hammersley is stranded in a deadly mine-field, after being attacked by heavy armed smugglers. Charge goes to extreme lengths to earn the respect of his estranged son and the crew are involved in a sailor's worst nightmare - fire at sea.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1054 votesLoading...#23 - Crocodile Tears
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2010
A new Commanding Officer and the discovery of a cruel and lucrative trade in crocodile skins results in some tense and disturbing moments for the crew of the HMAS Hammersley.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: Marcia Gardner
7.7/1053 votesLoading...#24 - The Right Stuff
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2010
On patrol in protected waters in the Arafura Sea, a lazy comment from one Hammersley crew member to another that it's "about as routine as its gets" is the ironic curtain raiser to a day of horror. The crew of Hammersley launches a daring raid to recover a cargo of stolen uranium from armed terrorists. Kate queries Dutchy's professionalism after he injures her during a boarding party, and Mike's godson is taken hostage by smugglers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1055 votesLoading...#25 - The Universal Donor
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2010
The sinister business of organ harvesting sees two of the Hammersley's favourite sailors facing their own mortality.
Director: Geoff Bennett
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Sea Patrol
Every episode of Sea Patrol ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Sea Patrol!
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
Worst Episodes Summary
"Half Life" is the worst rated episode of "Sea Patrol". It scored 6.7/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by N/A and written by John Ridley, it aired on 7/6/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Takedown".