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Black Flights

S5 : E7

TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.31.11

A drug-running operation in the Gulf leads to several violent gun battles, and Charge's big heart seems to let him down.

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Follow the crew of the patrol boat HMAS Hammersley as they patrol the northern sea border of Australia.

Cast

John Batchelor, Matthew Holmes, Lisa McCune

Executive Producers

Di McElroy

full-episodes (13)

Welcome Aboard

S1 : E1 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 07.05.07

When HMAS Hammersley answers a distress call from Bright Island, Captain Mike Flynn and his crew discover a young woman lying paralyzed on the beach.
What Lies Beneath

S1 : E2 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.12.07

The Hammersley uncovers a sophisticated drug smuggling network with explosive results. Mike is convinced the federal police are covering up the poisoning death of a marine biologist.
Ghost of Things Past

S1 : E3 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.19.07

The crew uncovers a murder mystery after finding an abandoned catamaran on the high seas. Nikki's navigation skills are tested when Mike insists on doing a search and rescue for a missing sailor.
Irukandji

S1 : E4 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.26.07

Mike is torn between saving the life of a missing refugee girl and the lives of two shipmates bitten by the deadly Irukandji jellyfish.
Under the Radar

S1 : E5 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.02.07

The HMAS Hammersley attempts the daring capture of an illegal fishing mothership, but they are thwarted by violent eco-terrorists intent on sinking the fishing boat.
Precious Cargo

S1 : E6 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 08.09.07

The crew uncovers a people-smuggling racket when they almost collide with a floating shipping container full of North Korean refugees.
Rescue Me

S1 : E7 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 08.16.07

The men of the Hammersley are smitten by a female sailor with a rescue fetish. Meanwhile, several crew members succumb to food poisoning — or is it something more sinister?
Through the Storm

S1 : E8 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 08.23.07

Spider saves the life of a boy after discovering an unexploded sea mine washed ashore during a cyclone.
Under the Hammer

S1 : E9 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 08.30.07

Disaster looms for the Hammersley when a fire erupts in the engine room after the mascot is stolen by a rival Patrol Boat crew.
Damage Control

S1 : E10 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 09.06.07

The crew pursues a distraught father who has kidnapped his own children. Then, while searching a crocodile-infested swamp for the missing family, the crew discovers a badly mauled fisherman.
Chinese Whispers

S1 : E11 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 09.13.07

The Hammersley saves sailors from a sinking ship only to learn they are diamond smugglers who will kill to save their cargo.
Deep Water

S1 : E12 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 09.27.07

The Hammersley races to save a boatload of tourists from being murdered as part of a bizarre terrorist publicity stunt.
Cometh the Hour

S1 : E13 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 10.04.07

The crew risks life and ship to hunt down a rogue terrorist boat and retrieve its cargo of bio-toxins.
The Dogs of War

S2 : E1 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 03.31.08

After rescuing aid workers from the Samaru Islands, the HMAS Hammersley engages a fishing vessel straying into Australian waters.
Fortune Favours

S2 : E2 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 04.07.08

Despite being determined to earn respect, Hammersley's new chef "Bomber" Brown faces discipline after losing her temper with another crew member.
Takedown

S2 : E3 | TV-PG | 48 min | Aired: 04.14.08

The Hammersley is hijacked by a mysterious gang of illegal immigrants who are determined to flee Australian water. Lives are at stake when Nikki and Kate are taken hostage on board.
Heaven Born Captains

S2 : E4 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 04.21.08

Kate's romantic life is looking up after a blind date with an SAS commander. Mike needs all his diplomacy skills when a sexy French naval captain tries to seduce him.
Giving Up the Dead

S2 : E5 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 04.28.08

Robert fails a drug test but is determined to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, the Hammersley uncovers a smuggling operation by Samaruian rebels, which is designed to destabilize the government.
Birds

S2 : E6 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 05.05.08

Nikki is sexually harassed and blackmailed over her secret affair with ET. The crew are exposed to deadly avian flu while arresting illegal fishermen.
Hidden Agendas

S2 : E7 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 05.12.08

The crew find a boy who himself has found a cache of guns. The boy is later kidnapped, which ends up ruining a date for Kate and Jim. Meanwhile, one crew member faces losing the love of his life.
Heart of Glass

S2 : E8 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 05.19.08

Bomber Brown and Spider Webb fall overboard and, as the man of the watch, Buffer takes it hard that the two missing officers might drown. Meanwhile, Buffer also deals with a personal tragedy.
Shadow Line

S2 : E9 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 05.26.08

Kate is trapped in a deadly showdown with a ruthless mercenary and the Hammersley comes under fire while trying to capture a shipload of stolen weapons.
Rules of Engagement

S2 : E10 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 06.02.08

Mike Flynn and Captain Jim Roth are both critically injured during a bold rescue mission on Samaru. Kate is made acting command of the Hammersley and faces a series of life and death decisions.
A Brilliant Career

S2 : E11 | TV-PG | 48 min | Aired: 06.09.08

A change of command on HMAS Hammersley results in divided loyalties and the humiliation of the ship's most senior female officer. Meanwhile, commander Mike Flynn is recovering in hospital.
Friends Close, Enemies Closer

S2 : E12 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 06.16.08

After rescuing Ray Walsman's boat from pirates, Mike uncovers a link between Walsman and the rebel forces on Samaru.
Soldiers of Fortune

S2 : E13 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 06.23.08

It's battle stations for the Hammersley when rebel forces launch a violent coup attempt on Samaru.
Catch and Release

S3 : E1 | TV-PG | 48 min | Aired: 05.18.09

The crew of Hammersley is rocked by the mysterious death of a much-loved shipmate. When valuable Red Gold coral is stolen from a dive boat, HMAS Hammersley is drawn into a web of murder.
Monkey Business

S3 : E2 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 05.25.09

An animal and a stowaway both cause trouble aboard the HMAS Hammersley.
China Dolls

S3 : E3 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 06.01.09

Spider goes undercover to expose a sex-slave racket operating off the Australian coast. Swain is forced to perform an emergency childbirth at sea when an illegal immigrant goes into early labour.
Guns

S3 : E4 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.08.09

Hammersley rescues a former Navy officer lost at sea — with shocking consequences for the crew. Mike and Spider are taken hostage during a shoot-out with weapons smugglers.
Ghost Net

S3 : E5 | TV-PG | 47 min | Aired: 06.15.09

A special bond is formed between an uncommunicative child in desperate circumstances and one of Hammersley's young guns as Spider tries to free a child slave from an illegal fishing boat.
Oh Danny Boy

S3 : E6 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.22.09

The crew of the HMAS Hammersley are assigned the task of protecting a shipment of nuclear waste from a terrorist attack.
Half Life

S3 : E7 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.29.09

A daring rescue at an abandoned nuclear test site causes the crew of the HMAS Hammersley to be exposed to toxic radiation.
Red Sky Morning

S3 : E8 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.06.09

Kate McGregor is terrorised by a mysterious stalker aboard an abandoned cargo ship.
Pearls Before Swine

S3 : E9 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.13.09

Hammersley hunts down a mysterious gang of armed robbers who are terrorising pearl luggers off the WA coast.
Safeguard

S3 : E10 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.20.09

After being attacked by heavily armed smugglers, Hammersley is left stranded in a deadly minefield with Charge desperately trying to do makeshift repairs.
Secret Cargo

S3 : E11 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.20.09

A thrilling rescue becomes a tragic mystery when a healthy young tourist suddenly dies on board Hammersley. Bomber and RO fight for their lives when an armed gang tries to seize control of Hammersley.
Black Gold

S3 : E12 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.16.09

Information from a distraught woman rescued from a drifting raft casts doubt on the circumstances of ET's death.
Red Reef

S3 : E13 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.27.09

Mike and his crew take extreme action to thwart an oil smuggling conspiracy and avenge ET's murder.
Night of the Long Knives

S4 : E1 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 04.15.10

The crew of the HMAS Hammersley uncovers a terrorist plot to assassinate a senior U.S. official. Kate has some doubts about the Hammersley's popular new crewmate, a war hero who holds a dark secret.
Crocodile Tears

S4 : E2 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 04.22.10

A new commanding officer and the discovery of a cruel but lucrative trade in crocodile skins results in some tense and disturbing moments for the crew.
The Right Stuff

S4 : E3 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 04.29.10

On patrol in protected waters in the Arafura Sea, a lazy comment from a crew member to another saying it's "about as routine as its gets" is the ironic curtain raiser to a day of horror.
Ransom

S4 : E4 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 05.06.10

The crew of Hammersley pursues a man accused of kidnapping his children in a custody dispute. Mike and Kate start making plans for their future life — only to discover its not all plain sailing.
Paradise Lost

S4 : E5 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.13.10

A series of shocking surprises await the crew when they discover a secret community living on a tropical island.
Big Fish

S4 : E6 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 05.20.10

Dutchy and Charge take drastic action to catch two prison escapees on a remote island. Hammersley rescues a kidnapped pilot with a dangerous secret.
Shoes of the Fisherman

S4 : E7 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.27.10

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.
Universal Donor

S4 : E8 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.03.10

The crew uncover a grisly trade when they intercept a cargo of human organs.
Dutch Courage

S4 : E9 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.10.10

There is something strange about the suspected foreign fishing vessel that a crew from Hammersley boards in the Timor Sea.
Rawhide

S4 : E10 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.17.10

While deployed to the Gulf of Carpentaria, where flood waters have blocked the major highways, the Hammersley hunts down cattle rustlers behind the hijacking of live cattle shipments.
Brotherhood of the Sea

S4 : E11 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.24.10

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 smuggling.
Rumble in the Jungle

S4 : E12 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.01.10

After a live grenade explosion wounds local chief Suil's son, Tiken, who risks being blinded, Swain stays behind with Dutchy as protection to assist the only nurse, Sarah Denton, who tests his marital fidelity.
Soft Target

S4 : E13 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.08.10

The "crash posting" of a communications technician to HMAS Hammersley proves to be a particularly nice surprise for one of her crew.
Live Catch

S4 : E14 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.15.10

Bomber faces disciplinary action after a violent confrontation with illegal fishermen.
Flotsam and Jetsam

S4 : E15 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.22.10

When Hammersley rescues a shipwrecked woman, they uncover a murderous criminal conspiracy.
In Too Deep

S4 : E16 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.29.10

The crew of the HMAS Hammersley races to save Mike's life after he has been taken prisoner by cocaine traffickers.
The Third Man

S5 : E1 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.26.11

A suicide bomb attack in a nightclub has a shocking impact on the crew of the HMAS Hammersley. Dutchy goes undercover to catch a group of extremists who are planning attacks on Australian targets.
Eye for an Eye

S5 : E2 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 05.03.11

Kate is hunted down by an obsessed criminal after she kills his accomplice during a boarding. When Bird is kidnapped, the crew of the HMAS Hammersley fears that she will be murdered as a payback.
Crimes of Passion

S5 : E3 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.10.11

Dutchy finds himself the prime suspect in a cold-blooded murder after he rescues a beautiful young woman. The Hammersley rushes to save a professional diver trapped in a shark cage.
Spoils of War

S5 : E4 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.17.11

The crew discovers a boatload of Iraqi refugees has caught fire and sunk.
Dead Zone

S5 : E5 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.24.11

When the Hammersley's crew visits remote Stokes Island to collect a prisoner for transport, Kate is appalled by the inhumane methods by which he is restrained.
The Stinger

S5 : E6 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.31.11

Dutchy makes up for a small mistake by putting his own life in danger and, on a personal level, Mike decides to let the past stay in the past — but will it?
Black Flights

S5 : E7 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 05.31.11

A drug-running operation in the Gulf leads to several violent gun battles, and Charge's big heart seems to let him down.
Lifeline

S5 : E8 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.07.11

When 2Dads agrees to help try and fix a privately owned submarine, it leads to a catastrophic accident.
Dead Sea

S5 : E9 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.14.11

Hammersley is in foreign waters assisting Madelaine Cruise on another clandestine ASIO mission. In a daring and dangerous evacuation on foreign soil, the RHIB party seek to rescue ASIO Agent Smith.
The Hunted

S5 : E10 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 06.21.11

A team-building exercise for the junior Hammersley sailors turns into a deadly nightmare. Meanwhile, long kept secrets are reaching crisis point on board.
The Morning After

S5 : E11 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.28.11

After a wild night on the town in the port of Samjung, one member of the Hammersley crew wakes to find he has a crushing hangover, a beautiful woman by his side and a wedding ring on his finger.
Saving Ryan

S5 : E12 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.05.11

Hammersley is deployed to intercept GD Security's mercenary vessel, the MV Sassy, and escort her back to port. Maxine asks for Mike's help in finding Ryan.
One Perfect Day

S5 : E13 | TV-PG | 46 min | Aired: 07.12.11

The crew of the Hammersley races to disarm a dirty bomb. Meanwhile, Kate ponders a proposal from Jim.

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