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HMAS Hammersley has succeeded in locating the ship loaded with deadly toxins. The CO (Ian Stenlake) engages in a tense confrontation with mastermind Rick Gallagher (Martin Lynes), who is holding the CO’s love interest, Dr Ursula Morrell (Sibylla Budd), hostage. The XO (Lisa McCune) and Nav (Saskia Burmeister) look on. Down below, the RO (Kristian Schmid) tries to get word from headquarters about whether they have government permission to fire on Gallagher’s ship. Buffer (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) mans the guns, ready to act. Time is running out – Gallagher’s ship will soon be in international waters, where HMAS Hammersley no longer has a licence to intervene.
Curator’s notes
Sea Patrol is an action and relationship drama and this sequence combines the two elements, as the CO struggles with his professional duty and his personal feelings for Dr Morrell. The approach towards international waters adds a ticking clock and additional layer of suspense.
Sea Patrol was produced with in-kind assistance from the Australian Navy – HMAS Hammersley is a real navy patrol boat, although the name is fictional.
