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Sea Patrol S1E6 — Precious Cargo
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Sea Patrol•Season 1•Episode 6

Precious Cargo

8.2/10 · 83 votesAug 9, 200743 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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The crew uncovers a people smuggling racket, when they almost collide with a floating shipping container full of North Korean refugees. The Hammersley races to capture the smugglers’ ship and save the lives of their human cargo. Kate is wooed by a charming civilian sailor.

Written byJohn Ridley
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John Batchelor

John Batchelor

Andy 'Charge' Thorpe

Saskia Burmeister

Saskia Burmeister

Nikki 'Nav' Caetano

Josh Lawson

Josh Lawson

Toby 'Chefo' Jones

Matthew Holmes

Matthew Holmes

Chris 'Swain' Blake

David Lyons

David Lyons

Josh 'ET' Holiday

Lisa McCune

Lisa McCune

Kate 'XO' McGregor

Jay Ryan

Jay Ryan

Billy 'Spider' Webb

Kristian Schmid

Kristian Schmid

Robert 'Ro' J. Dixon

Ian Stenlake

Ian Stenlake

Mike 'CO' Flynn

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor

Pete 'Buffer' Tomashevski

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John Ridley

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Episode Summary

"Precious Cargo" is episode 6 of Sea Patrol season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 83 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Written by John Ridley, it aired on August 9, 2007.

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