Sea Patrol: Season 4
The fourth season of the Australian drama series Sea Patrol, titled Sea Patrol 4: The Right Stuff, premiered on 15 April 2010. This season features a significant restructuring of the senior crew aboard the HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy. The narrative arc is defined by these personnel changes, which include the appointment of Commander Maxine 'Knocker' White, who replaces the pr
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Sea Patrol follows the crew of the HMAS Hammersley, a Royal Australian Navy patrol boat.
- The series centers on the professional and personal lives of the ship's crew members.
- The crew is responsible for patrolling the northern sea border of Australia.
- Operational duties include addressing issues such as foreign fishing poaching and smuggling.
Season overview
The fourth season of the Australian drama series Sea Patrol, titled Sea Patrol 4: The Right Stuff, premiered on 15 April 2010. This season features a significant restructuring of the senior crew aboard the HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy. The narrative arc is defined by these personnel changes, which include the appointment of Commander Maxine 'Knocker' White, who replaces the previous Commander Marshall. Mike Flynn receives a promotion to the rank of Commander, while Steve Coburn joins the crew as the new Lieutenant Commander. The season also sees the departure of the Navigation Officer and the introduction of new crew members, including Conrad Coleby as Dutchy and Danielle Horvat as Bird, who fill the positions previously held by Jeremy Lindsay Taylor and Jay Ryan. Filming for this season commenced in September 2009, and the production expanded the episode count from the series standard of 13 to a total of 16 episodes. The season continues to focus on the lives of the crew as they maintain their duties patrolling the northern sea border of Australia, managing the various operational challenges inherent to their service on the patrol boat.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Night of the Long Knives
Apr 15, 2010 · 43 min
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. M
Crocodile Tears
Apr 22, 2010 · 43 min
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.
The Right Stuff
Apr 29, 2010 · 43 min
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
Ransom
May 6, 2010 · 43 min
A kidnap drama on the ocean and relationship tremors below decks rock Hammersley as she sails the Coral Sea.
Paradise Lost
May 13, 2010 · 43 min
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 ru
Big Fish
May 20, 2010 · 43 min
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 psych
Shoes of the Fisherman
May 27, 2010 · 42 min
On patrol in the Arafura Sea, the Hammersley encounters an old adversary, an illegal foreign fishing vessel skippered by an infamous fisherman known as Hannibal. Robert is lost ove
The Universal Donor
Jun 3, 2010 · 42 min
The sinister business of organ harvesting sees two of the Hammersley's favourite sailors facing their own mortality.
Dutch Courage
Jun 10, 2010 · 44 min
There is something strange about the suspected foreign fishing vessel that a crew from Hammersley boards in the Timor Sea. On the deck are four Australian men who claim to be on a
Rawhide
Jun 17, 2010 · 43 min
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 terro
Brotherhood of the Sea
Jun 24, 2010 · 43 min
When 2Dads goes missing on a scuba diving trip, Charge risks his life and career to find him. Mike creates a diplomatic incident when he searches a North Korean ship suspected of s
Rumble In the Jungle
Jul 1, 2010 · 42 min
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 trib
Soft Target
Jul 8, 2010 · 44 min
The 'crash posting' of a Communications Technician to HMAS Hammersley proves to be a particularly nice surprise for one of her crew. However, 2Dads' suspicion of his old mate soon
Live Catch
Jul 15, 2010 · 42 min
Bomber faces disciplinary action after a violent confrontation with illegal fishermen. Kate is blinded by a deadly toxin, sparking a desperate race to find an antidote, and 2Dads'
Flotsam and Jetsam
Jul 22, 2010 · 43 min
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 interes
In Too Deep
Jul 29, 2010 · 44 min
Mike is tortured and faces death when he is captured by a ruthless gang of drug traffickers. Dutchy and the crew vow revenge when one of their mates is presumed murdered. After rea