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| Image Upright: | 0.9 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Network: | Nine Network |
| Prev Season: | Sea Patrol II: The Coup |
| Next Season: | Sea Patrol IV |
The third season of the Australian drama Sea Patrol premiered as Sea Patrol 3: Red Gold on the Nine Network on 18 May 2009. Principal location filming was, as in past seasons, completed in and around the area of Mission Beach, Queensland. It has an announced budget of A$17 million.[1] The continued presence of the production in north Queensland has been hailed as "a major boon for our local film and television industry" by Rod Welford, the Queensland Minister for Education, Training and the Arts.[2] Sea Patrol season 3 finished filming in mid-February.[3] The series kicked off with ET (David Lyons) being killed in a diving accident.Sea Patrol 3 still has the Armidale Class Patrol Boat.Two new recurring stars Blair McDonough and Jessica Napier played a married couple, Matt and Simone Robsenn who are the local dive masters. Sea Patrol season 3 premiered on 18 May 2009. It aired every Monday night on Channel 9 at 8.30.
| Actor | Character | Rank | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Stenlake | Mike "CO" Flynn RAN | Lieutenant-Commander | Commanding Officer | |
| Lisa McCune | Kate "XO" McGregor RAN | Lieutenant | Executive Officer | |
| Saskia Burmeister | Nikki "Nav" Caetano | Lieutenant | Navigator | |
| John Batchelor | Andy "Charge" Thorpe | Chief Petty Officer | Chief Engineer | |
| Matthew Holmes | Chris "Swain" Blake | Petty Officer | Coxswain/Chief Medic | |
| Jeremy Lindsay Taylor | Pete "Buffer" Tomaszewski | Petty Officer | Lead Boatswain or ship's Buffer | |
| Kristian Schmid | Robert "RO" Dixon | Leading Seaman | Radio Operator | |
| David Lyons | Josh "ET" Holiday | Leading Seaman | Electronics Technician (Episode 27) | |
| Nikolai Nikolaeff | Leo "2Dads" Kosov-Meyer | Leading Seaman | Electronics Technician (Episodes 28–39) | |
| Kirsty Lee Allan | Rebecca "Bomber" Brown | Able Seaman | Chef/Assistant Medic | |
| Jay Ryan | Billy "Spider" Webb | Seaman | Boatswain's Mate |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Bisley | Commander Steven 'Steve' Marshall | |
| Andrew Buchanan | Campbell Fulton | |
| Jessica Napier | Simone Robsenn | |
| Blair McDonough | Matt Robsenn |
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