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{{Short description|Australian television series}}
{{About|the Australian television series}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Sea Patrol Logo.jpg
| image_size           = 250
| caption              =
| genre                = Crime drama<br />[[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]
| creator              = [[Hal and Jim McElroy|Hal]] and Di McElroy
| developer            = 
| writer               = 
| director             = Chris Martin-Jones<br />Geoff Bennett
| creative_director    = 
| starring             = [[Kirsty Lee Allan]]<br />[[John Batchelor (actor)|John Batchelor]]<br />[[Saskia Burmeister]]<br />[[Conrad Coleby]]<br />[[Matt Holmes (actor)|Matthew Holmes]]<br />[[Danielle Horvat]]<br />[[Josh Lawson]]<br />[[David Lyons (actor)|David Lyons]]<br />[[Lisa McCune]]<br />[[Nikolai Nikolaeff]]<br />[[Jay Ryan (actor)|Jay Ryan]]<br />[[Kristian Schmid]]<br />[[Ian Stenlake]]<br />[[Jeremy Lindsay Taylor]]<br />[[Dominic Deutscher]]
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| composer             = [[Les Gock]]
| country              = Australia
| language             = English
| num_series           = 5
| num_episodes         = 68
| list_episodes        = List of Sea Patrol episodes
| executive_producer   = [[Hal and Jim McElroy|Hal McElroy]]<br />Di McElroy<br />Jo Horsburgh
| producer             = Julie Forster
| editor               = Marcus D'Arcy<br />Antonio Mestres<br />Robert Gibson<br />Nicholas Holmes
| location             = [[Queensland]]<br />[[New South Wales]]
| cinematography       = 
| camera               = Single camera
| runtime              = 42 minutes
| company              = McElroy All Media
| network              = [[Nine Network]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2007|7|5|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2011|7|12|df=y}} 
}}
[[File:Meettheproducers1.jpg|right|thumb|255px|2008 ''Sea Patrol'' cast]]
'''''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 focused 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 (TV series)|Patrol Boat]]''. At the start of the second season, ''Sea Patrol'' saw an upgrade from the {{sclass|Fremantle|patrol boat|4}} to a newer {{sclass|Armidale|patrol boat|0}} boat.<ref name="NNOct5-06">{{cite news |first=Barry |last=Rollings |title=Navy's starring role |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4918/topstories/story02.htm |work=Navy News (Volume 49, Number 18) |date=5 October 2006 |access-date=8 January 2007}}</ref>

The first season debuted on 5 July 2007 on the [[Nine Network]], who invested $15&nbsp;million into the programme.<ref>Murdoch, Alex. [http://australiantelevision.net/sea_patrol/articles/thinklocal.html "TV Bosses Bank Local"], The Courier-Mail, 9 October 2006</ref> 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 confirmed that this was to be the final season, due to reliance on government rebates that expire after 65 episodes. Completion of season five brought the total episode count to 68 episodes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/10/25/sea-patrol-to-finish-next-year/ |title=Sea Patrol to finish next year &#124; the Spy Report |access-date=25 October 2010 |archive-date=28 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028133221/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/10/25/sea-patrol-to-finish-next-year/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Premise==
All seasons of ''Sea Patrol'' have consisted of standalone episodes dealing with serious breaches of Australian law, such as [[illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing|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 [[Sea Patrol (season 1)|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 [[Sea Patrol (season 2)|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 [[Sea Patrol (season 3)|third season]], known as ''Sea Patrol III: Red Gold'', began with the death of [[Josh Holiday|Josh "ET" Holiday]], fiancé of [[Nikki Caetano|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 [[Sea Patrol (season 4)|fourth season]], known as ''Sea Patrol IV: The Right Stuff'', returned with most principal cast members, with the exception of [[Pete Tomaszewski|Pete "Buffer" Tomaszewski]], [[Nikki Caetano|Nicole "Nikki" (Nav) Caetano]], Billy "Spider" Webb and [[Commander]] Steven 'Steve' Marshall.

The [[Sea Patrol (season 5)|fifth season]], known as ''Sea Patrol V: Damage Control'', was the final season and began with a suicide bombing in an overseas bar.

==Cast and characters==
{{See also|List of Sea Patrol characters}}

===Main cast===
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Character
! Rank
! Position
! Tenure
! Episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Ian Stenlake]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Mike Flynn (character)|Mike "CO" Flynn]], [[Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)|CSC]], [[Royal Australian Navy|RAN]]
| <!-- Do not remove the reference to Flynn's rank of Admiral during series 1-3 or Captain detailed in last episode. Articles must represent the entire history of a series, not just the current season. -->[[Lieutenant Commander]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Commanding Officer#Navy|Commanding officer]]
| Season 1–3
| rowspan="2"|001–068
|-
| [[Commander]]
| Season 4–5
|-
| [[Lisa McCune]]
| Kate "XO" McGregor, [[Royal Australian Navy|RAN]]
| [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]]
| [[Executive Officer]]
| Season 1–5
| 001–068
|-
| [[John Batchelor (Australian actor)|John Batchelor]]
| [[Andy Thorpe (character)|Andy "Charge" Thorpe]]
| [[Chief petty officer]]
| [[Chief Marine Technician]]
| Season 1–5
| 001–068
|-
| [[Matt Holmes (actor)|Matthew Holmes]]
| Chris "Swain" Blake, [[Cross of Valour (Australia)|CV]]
| [[Petty officer]]
| [[Coxswain]]/[[Medic]]
| Season 1–5
| 001–068
|-
| [[Kristian Schmid]]
| [[Robert Dixon (character)|Robert "RO" Dixon]]
| [[Leading Seaman]]
| [[Radio Officer|Radio operator]]
| Season 1–5
| 001–068
|-
| [[Saskia Burmeister]]
| [[Nikki Caetano|Nicole (Nikki) "Nav" Caetano]], [[Royal Australian Navy|RAN]]
| Lieutenant
| [[Navigator]]
| Season 1–3
| 001–039
|-
| [[Jeremy Lindsay Taylor]]
| [[Pete Tomaszewski|Pete "Buffer" Tomaszewski]]
| Petty Officer
| [[Buffer (navy)|Boatswain]]
| Season 1–3
| 001–039
|-
| [[Jay Ryan (actor)|Jay Ryan]]
| Billy "Spider" Webb
| Seaman
| Boatswain's Mate
| Season 1–3
| 001–039
|-
| [[David Lyons (actor)|David Lyons]]
| Josh "ET" Holiday
| Leading seaman
| Electronics Technician
| Season 1–3
| 001–027
|-
| [[Josh Lawson]]
| Toby "Chefo" Jones
| Able seaman
| Chef/Assistant Medic
| Season 1
| 001–013
|-
| [[Kirsty Lee Allan]]
| [[Rebecca Brown (character)|Rebecca "Bomber" Brown]]
| Able seaman
| Chef/Assistant Medic
| Season 2–4
| 014–055
|-
| [[Nikolai Nikolaeff]]
| [[Leo Kosov-Meyer|Leo "2Dads" Kosov-Meyer]]
| [[Leading seaman]]
| [[Electronics Technician]]
| Season 3–5
| 028–068
|-
| [[Conrad Coleby]]
| [[Dylan Mulholland|Dylan "Dutchy" Mulholland]], [[Medal for Gallantry|MG]]
| Petty officer
| Boatswain
| Season 4–5
| 040–068
|-
| Danielle Horvat
| [[Jessica Bird (character)|Jessica "Gap Girl" Bird]]
| [[Seaman (rank)|Seaman]] 
| [[Gap Year]] ''later'' Chef/Assistant Medic
| Season 4–5
| 040–068
|-
| [[Dominic Deutscher]]
| [[List of Sea Patrol characters#Ryan White|Ryan White]]
| [[Midshipman]] 
| [[Junior officer]]
| Season 4–5
| 053–068
|}

===Recurring cast===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Actor
! Character
! Tenure
|-
| {{sortname|Steve|Bisley}}
| [[Commander]] Steven 'Steve' Marshall
| Season 1–3
|-
| {{sortname|Sibylla|Budd}}
| [[Physician|Dr.]] Ursula Morrell
| Season 1
|-
| Goran D. Kleut
| Vjek
| Season 2
|-
| {{sortname|Dajana|Cahill}}
| Carly Walsman
| Season 2
|-
| {{sortname|Robert|Coleby}}
| Lang Calwell
| Season 3
|-
| {{sortname|Alan|Dale}}
| Ray Walsman
| Season 2
|-
| {{sortname|Ditch|Davey}}
| [[Captain (OF-2)|Captain]] Jim Roth, [[Cross of Valour (Australia)|CV]]
| Season 2, 5
|-
| Tye Harper
| [[Seaman (rank)|Seaman]] John 'Jaff' Jaffah
| Season 1
|-
| Eugene Gilfedder
| Finn McLean
| Season 2
|-
| Mirko Grillini
| Emile/Malcom 'Mal' Scarpia
| Season 3, 5
|-
| {{sortname|Jerome|Ehlers}}
| Peter
| Season 4
|-
| {{sortname|Steve|Bastoni}}
| Steve Coburn
| Season 4
|-
| Ray Tiernan
| Zhenya
| Season 2
|-
| {{sortname|James|Stewart|dab=Australian actor}}
| Zan
| Season 2
|-
| {sortname|Sean Taylor
| Wessel Berkelman
| Season 4
|-
| {{sortname|Renai|Caruso}}
| Madelaine Cruise
| Season 5
|-
| {{sortname|Martin|Lynes}}
| Richard 'Rick' Gallagher
| Season 1
|-
| Anthony Edwards
| Viktor
| Season 2
|-
| {{sortname|Tim|Campbell|dab=actor}}
| Harry Edwards
| Season 4 
|-
| {{sortname|Tammy|MacIntosh}}
| [[Commander]] [[List of Sea Patrol characters#Maxine .27Knocker.27 White|Maxine "Knocker" White]]
| Season 4, 5
|-
| {{sortname|Blair|McDonough}}
| Matt Robsenn
| Season 3
|-
| Andrew Buchanan
| Campbell Fulton
| Season 2, 3
|-
| {{sortname|Geoff|Morrell|dab=actor}}
| [[Lieutenant Commander]] Jack Freeman
| Season 2
|-
| {{sortname|Jessica|Napier}}
| Simone Robsenn
| Season 3
|-
| {{sortname|Damien|Garvey}}
| Carl Davies/Sgt Wild
| Season 1, 5
|-
| {sortname|Graham Moore
| Warrant Officer Ed Gray/Technician/Agent Smith
| Season 3, 4, and 5 
|-
| {{sortname|Morgan|O'Neill}}
| [[Lieutenant (naval)|Lieutenant]] Darryl Smith
| Season 1
|-
| {{sortname|Christopher|Stollery}}
| [[Australian Federal Police|Federal Agent]] Gregory 'Greg' Murphy
| Season 1
|-
| {{sortname|Yvonne|Strahovski}}
| [[Australian Federal Police|Federal Agent]] Martina Royce
| Season 1
|-
| {{sortname|Pearl|Tan}}
| [[Australian Federal Police|Federal Agent]] Alicia Turnball
| Season 1
|-
| [[Renai Caruso]]
| Madeleine Cruise
| Season 5, 6 episodes 
|-
| [[Jessica Napier]]
| Simone Robsen
| Season 3, 5 episodes
|}

===Guests===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Actor
! Character
! Tenure
|-
| [[Anna Hutchison]] 
| Jodie
| 1 episode
|-
| [[Benjamin McNair]]
| Richard Logan
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Bob Morley]]
| Sean
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Brett Swain (actor)|Brett Swain]]
| Carl Buckland
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Brooke Harman]]
| Jessica Taylor
| 1 episode
|-
| [[Geoff Morrell (actor)|Geoff Morrell]]
| Lieutenant Commander Jack Freeman
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Jack Finsterer]]
| Karl Butherworth
| 1 episode
|-
| [[Jerome Ehlers]]
| Peter
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Jonny Pasvolsky]]
| Clarkson
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Ling-Hsueh Tang]]
| Xiao-Xiao
| 2 episodes 
|-
| [[Matthew Le Nevez]]
| Jullian Wiseman
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Michael Dorman]]
| Travis 
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Nicholas Bell]]
| Jack
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Rel Hunt]]
| Captain Craig Bolt
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Ryan Johnson (actor)|Ryan Johnson]]
| Darryl
| 1 episode
|-
| [[Steve Bastoni]]
| Steve Coburn
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Steve Le Marquand]]
| Karl Strauss
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Tasma Walton]]
| Jila
| 1 episode 
|-
| [[Tim Campbell (actor)|Tim Campbell]]
|| Harry Edwards
| 1 episode 
|}

==Production==
===Origins===
"Every hour of every day in all weathers young men and women of the Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat Service battle the elements and the odds to defend Australia's borders and enforce its economic zone. They provide security, support, and relief for the world's largest island".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sea-patrol.com/|title=Sea-Patrol.com|access-date=8 January 2007}}</ref> Each episode of Sea Patrol, from the third season begins with the words "Honour – Honesty – Courage – Integrity – Loyalty", which are the [[Royal Australian Navy]] Values.

This series shows the gender and cultural diversity of the Navy, and deals with contemporary issues such as illegal fishing, [[boat people]], [[drug-running]], [[immigration]], and [[people-smuggling]], and have an underlying mystery that runs throughout the series.

===Ships===
[[File:HMAS Hammersley crop.jpg|thumb|right|The fictional HMAS ''Hammersley'' at [[HMAS Waterhen (naval base)|HMAS ''Waterhen'' naval base]]. Portraying vessel is unknown.<!--but believed to be HMAS Wollongong-->]]
For the first season of ''Sea Patrol'', the fictional HMAS ''Hammersley'' (PTF 202) was portrayed by two real {{sclass|Fremantle|patrol boat|1}}s: {{HMAS|Wollongong|FCPB 206|6}} was used for filming in Sydney, while {{HMAS|Ipswich|FCPB 209|6}} was used for six weeks of filming off [[Dunk Island]] in Queensland.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rollings |last=Barry |title=Ipswitch switches over |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS/editions/4920/topstories/story07.htm |work=Navy News |date=2 November 2006 |access-date=30 May 2007}}</ref> ''Hammersley'' serves under the fictional naval command structure of "NAVCOM", and was decommissioned during the final episode of the first season. HMAS ''Kingston'' (PTF 205), a second fictional ''Fremantle''-class boat, is mentioned in several episodes and appears in the ninth episode: ''Kingston'' shares her pennant number with real patrol boat {{HMAS|Townsville|FCPB 205|6}}.

[[File:HMAS Hammersley cap.jpg|thumb|right|A prop baseball cap from the fictional {{sclass|Armidale|patrol boat|0}} HMAS ''Hammersley'']]
When the first season was being filmed, it was predicted that later seasons would replace ''Hammersley'' with the newer {{sclass|Armidale|patrol boat|1}}.<ref name="NNOct5-06" /> Subsequent seasons have used an ''Armidale'' class ship, also named HMAS ''Hammersley'', with the [[hull number]] 82.<ref name="shipshapep2">{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Idato |title=All ship shape |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/all-ship-shape/2008/03/29/1206207482199.html?page=2 |work=SydneyMorningHerald.com.au, Entertainment (TV and Radio) section |page=2 |date=31 March 2008|access-date=10 April 2008}}</ref> For Season 2, footage from two ships was [[wikt:conflate|conflated]] to represent ''Hammersley'': 42 of the 86 days of the series filming were spent aboard {{HMAS|Broome|ACPB 90|6}}, with later [[Pick-up (filmmaking)|pick-up filming]] aboard {{HMAS|Launceston|ACPB 94|6}}.<ref name="shipshapep2" />

===Locations===
* [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]], Queensland
*[[Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre]], [[Broadbeach, Queensland|Broadbeach]], Queensland
* [[HMAS Waterhen (naval base)|HMAS Waterhen]], [[Royal Australian Navy|Navy Base]], Sydney, [[New South Wales]]
* [[Dunk Island]], Queensland
* [[Mission Beach, Queensland|Mission Beach]], Queensland
* Cowley Beach, near [[Innisfail, Queensland|Innisfail]], Queensland
* [[Tamborine Mountain]], Queensland
* [[Tumbulgum]], New South Wales
* HMAS Penguin

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Sea Patrol episodes}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width=3% |Season
! rowspan="2" width=5% |Episodes
! colspan="2" |Originally aired
! colspan="1" |DVD release
|-
! width=15% | [[Season premiere]]
! width=15% | [[Season finale]]
! width=15% | [[DVD region code#4|Region 4]]
|-
|bgcolor="1E90FF" height="10px"|
|align="center"| '''[[List of Sea Patrol episodes#Season 1: 2007|1]]'''
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 5 July 2007
|align="center"| 4 October 2007
|align="center"| 17 October 2007
|-
|bgcolor="FFA000" height="10px"|
|align="center"| '''[[List of Sea Patrol episodes#Season 2: 2008|2]]'''
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 31 March 2008
|align="center"| 23 June 2008
|align="center"| 6 November 2008
|-
|bgcolor="FF0000" height="10px"|
|align="center"| '''[[List of Sea Patrol episodes#Season 3: 2009|3]]'''
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 18 May 2009
|align="center"| 27 July 2009
|align="center"| 1 October 2009
|-
|bgcolor="002FA7" height="10px"|
|align="center"| '''[[List of Sea Patrol episodes#Season 4: 2010|4]]'''
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 15 April 2010
|align="center"| 29 July 2010
|align="center"| 19 August 2010
|-
|bgcolor="60922f" height="10px"|
|align="center"| '''[[List of Sea Patrol episodes#Season 5: 2011|5]]'''
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 26 April 2011
|align="center"| 12 July 2011
|align="center"| 4 August 2011
|-
|}

==Reception==
Before ''Sea Patrol'' aired, it was one of the most highly anticipated programmes in Australia, partly due to the episode budget of over A$1&nbsp;million, twice that of other Australian dramas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Warnecke |first=Ross |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/bh/articles/dramainstrife.html |title=Australian television drama in strife with loss of its most successful product |newspaper=The Herald Sun |date=14 January 2006}}</ref> ''Sea Patrol'' also marked the return of [[Lisa McCune]] to television acting.

''Sea Patrol'' received mixed but generally positive reviews. The first season received an average 1.5&nbsp;million viewers, which dropped during the early part of season two before returning to 1.5&nbsp;million viewers for the final five episodes.

[[Marieke Hardy]], for ''[[The Age]]'', commented "I don't really get Sea Patrol... the general gist of it leaves me somewhat cold",<ref name="Hardy" /> and further claimed that the scripts were not well written and that the actors were not given the opportunity to shine.<ref name="Hardy">{{cite news |last=Hardy |first=Marieke |author-link=Marieke Hardy |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/sea_patrol/articles/toowet.html |title=Sea Patrol just too wet |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=[[Melbourne]] |date=30 August 2007}}</ref>

Michelle Over, a reviewer for [http://www.militarypeople.com.au militarypeople.com.au], scored the first episode a disappointing 6.5 out of 10. Over also predicted that the series would begin [[jumping the shark]] at episode 5, primarily due to a lack of quality scripts and an unlikeness to the real life of a Navy officer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.militarypeople.com.au/mainsite/content/view/185/1/ |title=Sea Patrol Review – disappointing Launch for Channel 9 |date=3 March 2021}}</ref>

Shortly after the series began, the [[Royal Australian Navy]] created "The Real Sea Patrol", an interactive website about the activities and personnel on board the Australian patrol boat {{HMAS|Larrakia|ACPB 84|6}}, designed as a promotional and recruiting tool to capitalise on the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/The_Real_Sea_Patrol |title=The Real Sea Patrol}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
===Logie Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Nominee
! Award
! Result
|-
| 2008
| Lisa McCune
| Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
| style="background: #ffdddd"| Nomination
|-
| 2008
| Lisa McCune
| Most Popular Actress
| style="background: #ffdddd"| Nomination
|-
| 2008
| David Lyons
| Most Popular New Male Talent
| style="background: #ffdddd"| Nomination
|-
| 2009
| Kirsty Lee Allan
| Most Popular New Female Talent
| style="background: #ffdddd"| Nomination
|}

== Media information ==
=== Broadcast history ===
{{Main|List of Sea Patrol episodes}}
{{:List of Sea Patrol episodes}}
<!-- To edit the table in this section you need to edit [[List of Sea Patrol episodes]]. -->

=== DVD releases ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season||Date Released||# Of Episodes||# Of Discs||Special Features
|-
|''Sea Patrol – The Complete Series 1'' || align="center" |17 October 2007 || 13 || 4 || Slipcase Packaging
|-
|''Sea Patrol II: The Coup – The Complete Series 2'' || align="center" |6 November 2008 || 13 || 4 || Slipcase Packaging
|-
|''Sea Patrol III: Red Gold – The Complete Series 3'' || align="center" |1 October 2009 || 13 || 4 || Slipcase Packaging
|-
|''Sea Patrol IV: The Right Stuff – The Complete Series 4'' || align="center" |19 August 2010 || 16 || 4 || None
|-
|''Sea Patrol V: Damage Control – The Complete Series 5'' || align="center" | 4 August 2011 || 13 || 4 || None
|-
|Sea Patrol: The Complete Series 1-5
|24 November 2011<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sea Patrol, Complete Series by Kristian Schmid {{!}} 9398711211497 {{!}} Booktopia|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/sea-patrol/dvd/9398711211497.html|access-date=2021-01-10|via=www.booktopia.com.au}}</ref>
|68
|20
|Custom Packaging
|-
|Sea Patrol: The Complete Series 1-5
|4 December 2013<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sea Patrol - The Complete Series|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2259488/Sea-Patrol---The-Complete-Series|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Sanity|language=en}}</ref>
|68
|20
|Repackaged (Slipbox with 5 Keep Cases)
|}

=== Internet download ===
From 1 April 2008, full episodes of ''Sea Patrol'' were offered as free download, as part of [[ninemsn]]'s catch-up TV service. This download required a third-party player, advertisements were contained in the downloaded files, and the episodes were programmed to be unplayable after the season finished airing.  Due to geo-locational IP blocking, the ninemsn service may not be available outside Australia.

The second season of ''Sea Patrol'' was released on the Australian [[iTunes Store]] on 25 June 2008.

The first season of ''Sea Patrol'' was made available in the United States on the streaming video website [[Hulu]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/sea-patrol|title=Sea Patrol|work=[[Hulu]]|access-date=30 April 2010}}</ref> and the second season was made available in 2012 .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/sea-patrol|title=Sea Patrol|work=[[Hulu]]|access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref>
In early January 2013, season 3, 4, & 5 was released on Hulu.

Between 2021 and 2022 all episodes were freely available on the Nine Now streaming service to Australian viewers, but sometime between 16 August 2022 and 19 January 2025 the show was removed from the streaming service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815000000*/https://www.9now.com.au/sea-patrol/season-1/episodes|title=Wayback Machine Archive|access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref>

As of 2025, all episodes are available on [[Tubi]], Amazon Prime, Youtube Movies, and the Roku Channel in the United States. But have been region locked on those platforms to Australian viewers. Australian viewers are able to access episodes on Apple TV+.

==International distribution==
According to an April 2007 [[Nine Network]] press release, international rights to the series "in over 100 territories" were sold to [[Sparrowhawk Media]] by Nine Network's international distribution representative, Portman Film and Television. This deal gave ''Sea Patrol'' the ability to be seen on various international versions of the [[Hallmark Channel (International)|Hallmark Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pblmedia.com.au/Images/pblmediaimages/Document/Sea%20Patrol%20Broadcast%20Deal%20Media%20Release.pdf|title=Nine Network's Sea Patrol Snapped Up by Hallmark Channel to Air in Over 100 Territories Throughout the World|publisher=pblmedia.com.au|page=1|date=19 April 2007|access-date=19 August 2009}}</ref> As a part of this initial deal, either one or both of the first two seasons of ''Sea Patrol'' were seen on Hallmark Channels in many territories throughout the world. Some of the 61 countries in which these early seasons aired on Hallmark included: the United Kingdom, [[Serbia]], Belgium, [[Indonesia]], India, Russia, Italy, South Africa, Mexico, [[Vietnam]], and [[Republic of Palau|Palau]].<ref>A full list of countries in which ''Sea Patrol'' is available as of August 2009, [http://www.hallmarkchannel.co.uk/section_article.aspx?ID=276&ArticleID=531 can be found here]. Clicking on any country will allow searching of that country's schedule for air dates.</ref> In Germany, the series aired since 2011 on [[Das Vierte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.das-vierte.de/formate/seapatrol.html  |title=Sea Patrol on Das Vierte}}</ref> And since 2014 on the new channel Ebru TV.

Later in 2007, NBC Universal Global Networks bought Sparrowhawk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2834678120070828 |title=NBC Universal agrees to buy Sparrowhawk Media |date=28 August 2007 |publisher=reuters.com |pages=1 |access-date=19 August 2009}}</ref> In 2008, NBC Universal Global Networks extended its inherited commitment to ''Sea Patrol'' by purchasing series three of the program from Digital Rights Group, a  subsidiary of Portman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalrightsgroup.co.uk/viewnews.aspx?id=571 |title=More Portman Drama for NBC Universal Global Networks |date=13 October 2008 |publisher=digitalrightsgroup.co.uk |page=1 |access-date=19 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181645/http://www.digitalrightsgroup.co.uk/viewnews.aspx?id=571 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> Despite being a US-based company, as of 2009, NBC Universal is yet to broadcast the series in the United States. Instead, ''Sea Patrol'' has had limited availability in America through the broadband provider [[Hulu]], arranged directly by Digital Rights Group, and on the Roku Channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hulu.com/network/digital-rights-group |title=List of Digital Rights Group shows on Hulu |publisher=hulu.com |access-date=19 August 2009}}</ref>

===International markets===
{{incomplete list|date=July 2012}}
{|class=wikitable
|-
! Language !! Market !! Title !! Seasons !! Channels !! Airdates !! Notes
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || Canada || "Sea Patrol" || || [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]] || || <ref>Showcase, [http://www.showcase.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?Root_Title_Id=257347 Sea Patrol]</ref>
|-
| {{in lang|fr}} || Canada || "Patrouille des Mers" || || [[Séries+]] || || <ref>Series+, [http://www.seriesplus.com/emission/patrouille-des-mers/ Patrouille des mers]</ref>
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || United Kingdom || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[Universal Channel (UK and Ireland)]] || ||
|-
| {{in lang|it}} || Italy || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[Rai 2]] || 9 August 2010 – 3 November 2012 || 
|-
| (German) || Germany || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[Das Vierte]] || 6 July 2011 – 22 February 2012 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wunschliste.de/tvnews/11959 |title=Das Vierte zeigt "Sea Patrol" als TV-Premiere |publisher=Wunschliste |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=18 May 2011 |author=Michael Brandes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabiz.de/film/news/das-vierte-zeigt-australische-action-serie-sea-patrol/305296 |title=Das Vierte zeigt australische Action-Serie "Sea Patrol" |publisher=Blickpunkt: Film |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=18 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || New Zealand || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[Prime (New Zealand)|Prime]] || ||
|-
| {{in lang|fr}} || Switzerland || "Patrouille des Mers" || 1–3 || [[RTS 1 (Swiss TV channel)]] || ||
|-
| {{in lang|it}} || Switzerland || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[RSI La 1]] || ||
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || United States || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 ||  [[Hulu]] and Roku Channel || ||
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || United States || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[Tubi TV]] || ||
|-
| (Spanish) || United States || "Patrulla en Altamar" || || [[V-me]] || ||
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || Belgium || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 ||  [[één]] || ||
|-
| {{in lang|fr}} || Belgium || "Sea Patrol, Patrouille des mers" || 1–5 ||  [[RTBF]] || 2013 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/laune/emission/detail_sea-patrol-patrouille-des-mers?id=1319l|title=RTBF ( Belgian national French TV) website}}</ref>
|-
| (Spanish) || Spain || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 || [[LaSexta]] || 2013 || Multicast in English
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || The Netherlands || "Sea Patrol" || 1–5 ||  [[13th Street (TV channel)|13th Street]] and [[Hallmark Channel]]  || ||
|-
| (Ukrainian) || Ukraine || "Морський патруль, Sea Patrol" || 1–5 ||  [[NTN (TV channel)|NTN]]|| ||
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || Norway || "Kystvakta" || 1–3 || [[NRK]] (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) || 2014–2015
|-
| {{in lang|en}} || Denmark || "Kystvagten" || 1–3 || [[DR1]] (Danish National Broadcasting Corporation) || 2014–2015
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/sea_patrol/ ''Sea Patrol''] at the Australian Television Information Archive
* {{official website|http://seapatrol.ninemsn.com.au/}}
* {{IMDb title|0879688|Sea Patrol}}
* [http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/sea-patrol-cometh-the-hour/ ''Sea Patrol'' – "Cometh the Hour"] at [[Australian Screen Online]]

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