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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)

_ Qyoyoyoy!

Oyoyoyoy!

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

(light music)

' Hey, 0y. 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.

- 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.

_ No!

- 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)

♪ Up is Jack, he's come to see me ♪

♪ See the time goes on with me ♪

♪ He'll come back ♪

- Have you finished this?

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

- How many Rs in the suffrages?

- One. - One?

- Is 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 revving)

(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, 5SE 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 9°-

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.

- [VHS-SE] Go ahead, Blue Fin.

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

- [VH5SE] 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)

" Bach!

- Gordon'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!

- Hey!

Dad! _ Skmper!

- 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!

" Bach!

- 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!

♪ Give me your answer too ♪

- 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.

I 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 I 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.

- I see.

Okay.

(clicking)

- Good morning.

- Oh hi mom.

- Get yourself some breakfast?

_ YGP-

- 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 other jobs.

- I don't want another job.

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!

- 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] NQ_

- 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.

I 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.

I 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 I 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)

IWe cry to him ♪

♪ All those in peril on the sea ♪

- 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.

- All 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.

If I 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.

' Ha!

Yay!

(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] 5SC 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!

_ No!

- Get below!

- Geordie!

(shattering)

Look out, Geordie!

- [Geordie] I'm okay!

_ No!

(screaming)

- Windows!

(clanging and shattering)

' Help me!

(screaming)

- Con!

' He“), 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)

(Popping)

(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)

_ No!

(slightly tense music)

(grunting)

(motor humming)

(uplifting music)

(grunting)

" Bach!

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)

_ Yo!

(ship horns honking)

(light music)