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light music

equipment beeping

- Come on, wake up, Jock, wake up.

groaning

sizzling

- Is that bugger getting up?

- I think he's dead.

- Yeah well he's not the only one.

clanging

- Oyoyoyoy!

Oyoyoyoy!

- Come on you lot, I'm not running a hotel, you know?

light music

- Hey, oy, skipper!

Fish!

Hurry up now!

laughing

fast beeping

- Ah, snook.

- Gotta keep my eye on you.

- Just keep your eye on fishing, man.

It's about time we got a good catch.

- Looks like a big school?

- Picking up the one we've been waiting for.

- Stop yakking, you two.

- Do you mind?

- Need any help, dad?

- Dad Just stand here and watch and learn.

- Man They're here, skipper!

-And if you can, don't be always in my way.

birds squawking

Geordie, start chumming.

- Geordie Right, skipper.

- Come on.

Hooray!

- Come on, come on.

- Man On Radio Dogstar to Bluefin.

Dogstar to Bluefin.

Dogstar to Bluefin.

Dogstar to Bluefin.

- Bluefin to Dogstar.

- Man On Radio Hello Snook, where's your father?

- He's busy.

- Man On Radio Tell him we're sailing home

with 40 tonnes.

- Stop boasting.

How often do I have to tell you not to touch this radio?

light music

-Ah!

grunting

- Come on!

- Sam Bait, Geordie, bait!

- Catch full, skipper!

- Dad Con, clear the deck.

- Skipper, Snook can chum.

- They're biting, mate, it can't go wrong.

- It's not worth the risk.

- Snook.

Come down here.

- Darn!

- Son, here is the chance you wanted.

Hey, don't fall over your own feet.

One day you'll go straight into the water.

light music

All right Snook, two twos.

Keep going, a steady sprinkle.

- Bait!

Come on boy.

- Snook, bait.

- We're losing them!

- More bait!

Quick!

Both sides!

Come on!

Other school!

The other side too!

Quick, quick!

Leave it.

Leave it.

You've lost them.

- No more than four tones I would say.

First decent school we've had in ages.

- Yeah.

- We were sitting on a hundred tonnes of tuna.

And all we get is four.

sombre music

J‘ Up is Jack, he's come to see me I

J‘ See the time goes on with me J‘

J‘ He'll come back J‘

- Have you finished this?

Come on, let's play cards, clear this off.

- How many Rs in the suffrages?

- One. - One?

- ls Jock coming?

- No, he's up there getting his beauty sleep.

- Have you finished with this one?

- I didn't know a bloke could be that tired.

- One day he'll fall asleep while he's fishing.

Right into the drink.

- But you know they'll throw him back

when they smell his feet. laughing

- Don't worry, we got just the bloke to take over.

- Who?

- Snook, the demon chum.

- Oh come on, leave the kid alone.

- I'm not a kid.

- I'm in.

I'm in.

Want a game, son?

- No thanks.

- Two.

- Two and uh.

men laughing

- Hey.

Cheer up.

You'll be okay next time.

- Not if dad's around.

- He's a hard man.

And he's extra tough on you.

He's come out here for years

and taken what he wanted.

And the seas played along with him.

So he thinks he's the master.

- Sam.

Time the boy was in bed.

light music

dog barking

- What on earth are you doing?

- Thought dad might be coming back.

- Father?

You only want him back so Sam can take you to the ball.

- I'm going down to talk to dad.

- It won't do you any good.

- Oh, you never know.

I might be able to charm him into it.

revving

- Right done, Pascoe.

You better find that fish today.

boat rewing

zooming

- Strong wind warnings, wind southeast southwest.

20 to 25 knots expected to reach 30 knots at times.

First up today by special request is Blue Fin.

VH5SE calling Blue Fin.

VH5SE calling Blue Fin.

Come in, Bill.

- Yes, 58E from Blue Fin.

We are all right, over.

- Someone here for you, Bill.

- Hi dad.

Any chance of you getting Sam back here by tomorrow night?

All the other boats will be back.

- Sorry Ruth, you and your mother will have to find

someone else to dance with.

light music

hissing

- Those eggs all right?

- Morning, skipper.

- Good morning, Geordie.

- Here, try that.

- Thanks, oh, nice and hot.

- Yeah.

- I hope the eggs are too.

groaning

- Ugh!

tense music

- Sam Get the skipper!

coughing

- Dad, dad!

- Yeah?

- The ammonia's leaking!

- Take the wheel!

coughing

Sam!

Get up, get up!

- Hey come on buddy, hey!

Come on.

- Out you go.

Come on come on.

Out you get.

On the step, come on, up you go.

That's it.

Come on, easy now.

Come on, come on, sit down.

Sit down.

- Sam, you gonna be all right?

Dad, is he gonna be all right?

- You think you'll live?

- Yeah.

- Good boy.

- That stuff can kill you, skipper.

- Blue Fin to VH5SE.

Blue Fin to VH5SE.

- VHSSE Go ahead, Blue Fin.

- My freezer's packed up, we are returning home.

- VH58E Bad luck, Bill.

What time can we expect you?

- We're speeding it up, say in about 10 hours.

- VH5SE Roger.

whistling

- Geordie.

- Yeah?

- How long will it take to mend the freezer?

- Geordie Two, three days maybe, why?

- I wanna come out on the next trip.

- You know what I think.

- Yeah I know, you keep telling me.

- Anybody who wants to be a fisherman these days,

- Both Needs his head examined.

- Geordie That's right.

- I'm going to ask dad.

- No.

- Snook Yeah.

- Good luck.

Snook, don't push him.

- You gonna let me come on your next trip, dad?

I've got 10 days before I go back to school.

- I think you'll be much better off on land

for the time being.

- But I'll be great on the lookout.

I've got good eyes.

- Pascoe All right, what's that?

- Another tuna boat.

I reckon it's Dog Star.

- I want you to think before you speak.

We both heard on the radio yesterday

Dog Star went back home.

- I don't care, it's Dog Star.

- Blue Fin to Dog Star.

Blue Fin to Dog Star, how do you read, over?

- Hello Bill, have any luck?

- Aren't you supposed to be home

with a load of 40 tonne of fish?

- We picked up another 10 tonne.

- Pascoe I call that overloading.

- Yeah well, I reckon my boat full can beat you back empty.

You game to take me on?

- Haha. laughing

You're on, man!

light music

Sam, pump the stone tank empty!

- Right!

Get the muck on, quick as I can!

- Right, come on now!

Now don't panic lads, don't panic.

Come on, no way.

Come on lads!

- Hey mom, mom!

They're on their way home!

- Oh no, what's gone wrong now?

- Freezer trouble.

- That's all we need.

Boat's out of action, a whole pile of repair bills.

Plus the fact that Pam's just home

and the two of the tuna quest girls

have gone down with the chicken pox.

- Oh no.

honking

- Hey, watch it, Lofty.

- Getting quicker, Flash.

Hey mate, you should have been a ballet dancer.

Blue Fin, Dog Star, which one first?

- Oh, they're neck and neck at the moment.

light music

men shouting drowned out by motors

men shouting and taunting

screaming

- Sam Hey, stop!

Get back!

splashing

- Man overboard, skipper!

- Man Quick, that bay's full of sharks!

- Snook!

- What?

- And Sam!

- Man Get a light!

- Sam!

- Man Snook!

- Man Sam!

splashing

- Dad!

- Cordon's taking the rear.

- No sign, skipper.

- Man Sam!

- Both Sam!

- Snook!

Snook!

- Man Sam!

Snook!

- Snook!

- Man Sam!

- Man What's that?

- Geordie No, nothing, just rubbish.

- Snook!

- Listen!

splashing in distance

- It's all right, mate, it's me.

You okay?

Okay?

- Dad'll kill me.

- Yeah but he's got to find us first.

Now come on, yell!

Dad! - Skipper!

- Dad, we're over here!

- Sam Help, Skipper!

Over here!

I've got the boy!

I've got him!

Over here!

- There!

- We've got him, skipper!

- Over here, skipper!

It's all right, boy.

Skipper!

Over here!

- Dad!

- It's all right, it's all right.

- Come on, you'll make it!

Hurry up! - Come on!

Come on still lad, that's on you!

- Man Look at that swimming,

bit more, bit more!

Come on boy, come on.

mumbling

Get a hand, get a hand son.

All right get that hand.

There you go.

There we go.

- There you go.

- Score flat 10 and a big barracuda.

Shall we tow them back?

- Oh they'll pollute the harbour!

- What the heck were you trying to do?

Don't you ever think?

Go and get dry.

You hear me?

sombre music

All of you believe me.

He is useless.

- Herbie Hey gorgeous!

J‘ Give me your answer too J‘

- Hello, Herbie.

Hi dad!

- Pascoe Hello, Ruth.

- Hey.

- How you doing?

- Had a good time, Snook?

What's wrong?

- Sam I'll tell you later.

- Bellamy What kept you, Billy?

- Leave it, leave it.

- Don't you ever.

Don't you ever do that again to me.

You nearly cost me my son.

- What's a matter, Pascoe?

Lost your sense of humour?

laughing

- Sam Morning, Snook.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Promise you're not gonna kill me?

- Why?

- I can't make it tonight.

- Oh no. -Ah yeah.

- Ruth Why not?

- Sam Go with Snook.

- Ruth Snook?

- Sam Why don't you ask him?

- Ruth A waste of time.

| just won't go.

- Hey, what are you doing tonight?

You going to the ball?

- No thanks.

- Sam What are you gonna do then?

- I don't know.

But anything's better than that.

- I'm sure he'll think of something.

- Sam!

Want some coffee?

- Yeah.

Hey skip, there's something I gotta tell you.

- Ah, shoot.

- Well at the end of the season,

when Ruth and | get married.

- You wanna leave Blue Fin.

- Yeah.

- 'Cause you don't wanna work for your father-in-law.

- Right.

But how'd you know that?

- 'Cause I'd do exactly the same.

Then you never know, I,

I might talk you into staying with me.

- Snook's growing up sooner or later, he could--

- He isn't made for it.

- He's just a kid.

What do you expect from a kid?

- I know he's only a kid.

But Snook will never make a good fisherman.

There's nothing wrong with that.

- The compressor won't be ready till Wednesday.

- So what?

- So will it be okay with you if I took a trip on Dog Star?

- Dog Star?

- Sam I'll be back Tuesday at the latest.

- What's Bellamy trying to do?

- One of his crew's sick.

He just needs a new poler, that's all.

- I could do with the money.

- | see.

Okay.

clicking

- Good morning.

- Oh hi mom.

- Get yourself some breakfast?

- Yep.

- Father and I had a long talk last night.

Think you might have to give up the idea

of becoming a fisherman.

- It's because I fell overboard, isn't it?

- Nothing to do with it.

- Yes it has, dad blames me for everything.

- There are otherjobs.

- I don't want anotherjob.

I'm gonna be a fisherman.

- Mom Where are you going?

- Fishing!

light music

- You can get that over there.

- All right.

- We got a good catch, this one.

- Ruth Oh Sam, no!

Oh!

Oh Sam.

Oh don't don't go, not tonight!

Oh Sam! giggling

giggling

boat honking

Oh Snook.

Snook!

- Yeah?

- You're not gonna let me go to the ball

by myself tonight, are you?

- Just watch me.

- Yeah, we got better things to do.

- Ruth Ah yeah, like what?

- That's our business.

- Okay.

- Go on, you get your own!

You get your own.

Go on!

- Come on, get out right.

- Watch there on this one.

Do this myself.

- Now get on.

Go on, get away!

- Catch, lazy.

light dance music

- Woman Oh, hello.

slurping

- What can we do now?

- Have another milkshake.

- What are we gonna do now?

zooming

- Hey wait, you dropped your load!

Hey wait! - Come back!

shouting over each other

- Come back, wait!

- He's a beauty, isn't he?

- How do you know it's a he?

Could be a she, couldn't it?

- Hey, what about this?

They want a tuna queen, don't they?

- Snook Ready, let's go.

- Kid Okay.

- Snook One, two.

giggling

- Come on, it's dead, walking.

- Hold on, it's slipping!

Wait, look out.

- There's been an accident?

- Kids No.

- Who's hurt?

- No one, no one.

- No one's hurt.

- It's a missing tuna.

Fell off a truck.

- Miss Spooner fell off a truck?

laughing

I know her!

She works in the library.

- Not Miss Spooner, a tuna!

crowd applauding

light music

kids giggling

- Shh, quiet!

Shh!

Shh, quiet.

- Man Ladies and gentlemen it gives me great pleasure

to introduce the Roswell kids.

- Shh, come on.

Shh.

- I must begin by saying how pleased we are

to be here tonight.

giggling

- Shh!

Shh, quiet, Pamela.

They'll hear us!

Shh.

- My wife and I, always been keenly interested in the sea.

l have had the privilege of serving

in her majesty's Royal Navy for a good many years.

Our dear lady is quite a connoisseur

of the culinary delights the Asians offer.

And tuna, I must admit is one of our favourite.

And it's thanks to people like you

who courageously venture forth in your clippers

that we are able to indulge ourselves.

| mustn't keep you in suspense any longer.

Already I can see some of the young ladies waxing impatient.

So why don't we ask them to step up here

onto the stage?

trumpet music

man laughing

crashing

girls shrieking

laughing

kooky music

wheels squeaking

light music

- Well, do you repent your evil deed?

- No, it was worth it.

- Ruth Come on, have some lunch.

- After I finish this.

- Dad won't mind you taking a break.

Just stubborn as he is.

- Reporter But at the moment here's some news

just come to hand.

There've been several reports of ships and aircraft

of a fire at sea on the South Australian Coast

over this morning.

- Listen!

- Reporter And since then a fishing boat

has been reported missing

and a big search is now being organised.

That's all at the moment

but we will have more details for you

just as soon as they come in.

Next news, one--

squawking

urgent music

crowd chattering

- Excuse me!

Excuse me.

It's Dog Star, isn't it?

- Come on.

Your father wanted to go out and help find them.

- Man VH5SC to all vessels,

we repeat, the Dog Star is missing.

- How much do l have to sign for this time?

- Oh, you're going on the search.

The boss says this one's on the house.

- Really?

Thank you.

- Ruth.

Snook come on, get ashore.

- Please, dad.

- You're coming with us!

- Come on, Snook.

boat motor humming

- Dad went missing once, didn't he?

- Yes, before you were born.

- What did you do?

- Waited.

- Mom, Ruth!

They're going to search the coast, I'm going.

- Wait for me, I'm coming too.

- No, Ruth, don't go.

- Anything's better than just waiting.

slamming

light music

Oh Snook!

It'll be dark soon!

Oh come on, let's go on.

- But he could be in those rocks!

- He's not.

He's out there somewhere.

radio chatter

waves crashing

sombre music

- He'll come back.

I know he will.

- I hate the sea.

Never thought I would.

tense music

- No.

- Everybody's going home, skip.

- Well.

We are not.

wind howling

calm music

- Look!

Over there!

tense music

- Over there, over there.

sombre music

crashing

bell tolling

sniffling

tolling

J‘We cry to him J‘

J‘ All those in peril on the sea J‘

- Yea though I walk through the valley

of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil

for thou art with me.

Thy rod and thy staff shall comfort me.

Thou shalt prepare a table before me

against them that trouble me.

Thou hast anointed my head with oil

and my cup shall be full.

But thy loving goodness and mercy

shall follow me all the days of my life.

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

sombre music

man coughing

- When will you want us, skip?

birds squawking

- Stan's not going on the next trip.

- You're not going on that boat.

- Dad'll be two men short!

- Yeah well they'll have to find someone else.

Someone who's a little bit older.

- He can't get anyone else.

- Yeah you know why, don't you?

- She's jinxed.

- Blue Fin hasn't had a real catch in months.

-A|| boats have a run of bad luck.

- Bad luck?

There's not one crewman in Streaky Bay

who'd risk his neck for the money they'd make on her.

And neither should you.

- I'm going to ask dad.

- You're crazy.

- I don't care, I'm going to ask--

— You're not going!

Don't take him dad, please don't.

- Ruth, you can't walk through life

being afraid of what might happen.

Snook.

lfl take you on, this time it would be hard work.

No fooling around, no falling overboard.

Is that understood?

- Yes.

- All right, go pack your bag.

sombre music

light music

squawking

- Snook!

- Fish!

- Fish!

- Snook Over there!

beeping

- Now.

It's your turn.

You're gonna show them you can do it?

Yes, good lad.

- They're here, right on the surface, skip!

- All right then, Snook.

But don't lose them.

Start chumming.

Another one.

uplifting music

- Whoah!

- Herbie Hey, that's the way, Snook.

Good boy!

- More!

grunting

- Good on you, boy!

- A bit faster.

- Man On Radio Copy to VH5SC.

Estimated time of arrival, 2000 hours.

Estimated catch, 28 tonnes, over.

- Good child, Geordie.

Lend me a pole.

Herbie laughing

Great.

And get that fish below.

Here we go.

- Man On Radio 58C to Blue Fin.

VH5SC to Blue Fin.

Calling Blue Fin, we have urgent information for you.

splashing

splashing

- Whoah!

men laughing

men grunting

- Reporter An intense cyclone is forming

and hazardous conditions are expected

with violent winds and very rough seas.

In the area south.

- Reporter A warning of extreme turbulence

and dangerous flying conditions.

- Reporter Cyclone is now moving rapidly northeast

with winds in excess of 250.

splashing

squawking

- Hey, what's happening?

- Something's bothering them.

- They've never done that before.

- Pascoe Keep chumming.

They're still there.

wind howling

- Water spout!

- Get out of the rack!

- Don't freeze, get below!

Everybody below!

Mayday Blue Fin.

Mayday.

shattering

screaming

- Herbie Kiddo get below!

- Get below!

- Geordie!

shattering

Look out, Geordie!

- Geordie I'm okay!

screaming

- Windows!

clanging and shattering

- Help me!

screaming

- Con!

- Help, help!

screaming

- Somebody help me!

screaming

crashing

- Search coordinator to base,

approaching the search area, over.

- Man On Radio Base to search coordinator.

Please make a preliminary check of the area.

- Man Spotter four to base.

I'm now proceeding to main search area.

- Don't worry, Mrs. Pascoe.

Planes are up already.

We'll find them for sure.

car starting

motor humming

- Pilot Search coordinator to base.

There's cloud right down to sea level in every direction,

I can't see a thing, over.

- Man On Radio Base to search coordinator, roger.

Base to all aircraft.

The latest forecast is the weather conditions

in the search area are not expected

to improve for at least two days.

Return to base, out.

plane motor whirring

- Herbie?

Dad?

Geordie?

Dad?

Dad?

sombre music

Dad, Dad!

groaning

Come on, let's get you up.

- Oh!

Come on, run out a bath.

groaning

Who's that, Snook?

- Yes.

- Get me.

Get me Herbie.

Yeah, Herbie.

- They're gone.

It's just you and me, dad.

Pascoe coughing

- Snook.

Snook, dear boy.

Water, there's water.

coughing

tense music

banging

water rushing steam hissing

coughing

coughing

- Dad, dad?

Dad.

thudding

clacking

water trickling

water swishing

creaking

streaming

creaking

clanging

swishing

tapping

- Marmalade.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight, nine.

streaming

497, 498, 499, 500.

501, 502, 503.

96, 997, 998, 999.

A thousand.

plane whooshing

splashing

clattering

plane whooshing

p0pping

tense music

sombre music

4,996.

4,997.

4,998.

4,999.

5,000.

exhaling

It's okay, dad, we're safe.

I got rid of the water.

groaning

ominous music

Sinking!

ignition firing

sloshing

scraping

sloshing

zapping and crackling

ignition firing

ignition firing

Come on!

ignition firing

Come on!

motor whirring

motor chugging

I've got it, dad!

I started it!

I'm gonna take us home.

motor humming

light music

hopeful music

thudding

slightly tense music

grunting

motor humming

uplifting music

grunting

- Dad!

We're safe, dad, we got us back.

- Good boy.

Yes. groaning

What?

Oh son.

You know your way home?

- Yeah.

- Let's go, go.

light music

- Snook Dad!

Dad, look!

We've done it!

honking

zooming

ship horns honking

light music