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''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members. Despite similarities in setting and content, this series is not a follow-on to the 1979 series, ''Patrol Boat''. At the start of the second season, ''Sea Patrol'' saw an upgrade from the ''Fremantle'' class to a newer ''Armidale'' class boat. The first season debuted on 5 July 2007 on the Nine Network, who invested $15 million into the programme.〔Murdoch, Alex. ("TV Bosses Bank Local" ), The Courier-Mail, 9 October 2006〕 The second season of ''Sea Patrol'', titled ''Sea Patrol II: The Coup'', aired in 2008, while the third season, ''Sea Patrol: Red Gold'', aired in 2009. The fourth season aired in 2010 in a new 16-episode format, with no main theme or continuous storyline running throughout, unlike the first three seasons. The fifth season of ''Sea Patrol'', "Damage Control", began airing in 2011 and consisted of 13 episodes. The Nine Network has confirmed that this was to be the final season, due to reliance on government rebates that expire after 65 episodes. Completion of series five brings the total episode count to 68 episodes.〔http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/10/25/sea-patrol-to-finish-next-year/?utm_source=sidebar&utm_campaign=sidebar&utm_medium=navlink〕 ==Premise== All seasons of ''Sea Patrol'' have consisted of standalone episodes dealing with serious breaches of Australian law, such as illegal fishing, asylum seekers and other problems the RAN encounter on typical patrols. The premiere of each season usually introduces a larger event which is expanded on and connected as the season goes on, before being resolved in the finale. This format, however, with a storyline running throughout the season, was absent in season 4. The first season's premiere began with the introduction of Bright Island, which was positioned as a type of mystery island, and the death of a marine biologist. Over the duration of the season, the CO and some of the crew became suspicious and later entwined in a conspiracy involving water containing a deadly toxin. The second season, known as ''Sea Patrol II: The Coup'', revolved around insurgents on the fictional Samaru Islands attempting to overthrow the current government, and a group of Eastern European mercenaries and smugglers who near-fatally stabbed Charge, tried to kill XO and are in cahoots with the insurgents and Samaruan constabulary. The third season, known as ''Sea Patrol III: Red Gold'', began with the death of Josh "ET" Holiday, fiance of Nicole "Nikki" (Nav) Caetano and a crew member of HMAS ''Hammersley'' during the first two seasons. The investigation of this death ran throughout the season. The fourth season, known as ''Sea Patrol IV: The Right Stuff'', returned with most principal cast members, with the exception of Pete "Buffer" Tomaszewski, Nicole "Nikki" (Nav) Caetano, Billy "Spider" Webb and Commander Steven 'Steve' Marshall. The fifth season, known as ''Sea Patrol V: Damage Control'', was the final season and began with a suicide bombing in an overseas bar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sea Patrol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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