Episode list

Waterfront

Fisherman's Fiesta
Captain John and Carl are invited to attend a stylish party to celebrate the annual Fisherman's Fiesta, but the evening takes a dangerous turn when jewel thieves plot to rob the wealthy host and mistakenly believe that John and Carl are also there to steal the loot.
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Yellow Flag

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
After Billy is diagnosed with a case of the measles, a yellow flag is raised on the Cheryl Ann, with Captain John and son Carl also quarantined aboard the tug. Danger mounts when a former worker who holds a past grudge against the captain boards the Cheryl Ann with a gun and a vow to kill.
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Floating Bottle

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Herrick and Slocum find a message in a bottle that alleges a ship thought to have been lost at sea due to a fire was scuttled to cover up illegal munitions trading. Instead of turning the note over to the authorities, Herrick launches his own investigation placing him and his friends in deadly peril.
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The Reluctant Guest
While attending a dinner party at the Van Buren's, Captain Herrick stumbles upon a pair of jewel thieves who intend to the rob the guests.
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Homing Flight

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Captain John agrees to release a homing pigeon at sea, which leads to his getting involved in a kidnapping by thugs working with a shady politician.
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Farnum's Folly

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Captain Herrick comes to the aid of elderly sea captains whose retirement home is about to be razed and replaced by an office tower.
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Trial by Fire

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
When the waterfront becomes besieged by a series of mysterious fires, Captain John finds himself in a personal quandary. Speculation suggests that one of his closest friends could be the arsonist; however, his son is also a suspect in the crimes.
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Shipper, Beware

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
When the waterfront is suddenly plagued by a series of robberies in which legitimate cargo is switched with worthless shipments, Captain John and his son Jim become involved in the strategy to identify and bring to justice the mastermind responsible for the crimes.
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Captain Without a Ship
Annoyed that his father won't let him skipper his tugboat on an important job, Carl Herrick accepts an offer to work for a rival company.
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The Man

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
The Cheryl Ann rescues a man found floating with a metal case with two sections of hollow pipe and a heavy ball.
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The Skipper and the Padre
An accidental death on the waterfront becomes the source of a mystery after the victim's widow mistakes Captain John for a priest. With her dying breath, the widow confesses to John that her husband's death was actually the result of murder.
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Trestle Point

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Captain John finds himself drawn into the hostilities between Danny Cook, a young man he once mentored, and Darryl Benson, a Korean war vet and Cook's rival for the affections of pretty Madge O'Hara. Jealousy leads to a murder plot on a bridge trestle, but Captain John could become the unintended victim.
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The Artful Horse
While attending an auction, Captain Herrick buys a Victorian sideboard and Jonathon Beale purchases a statuette of a horse, little realizing that the pieces where involved in a theft from an Italian art museum.
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Stand by All Stations
Capt. Herrick is charged with criminal negligence, which could mean the loss of his skipper's papers and subsequently his boat.
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The Seal

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A stowaway seal comes to Captain Herrick's rescue when his tugboat is battered by a storm far off the coast.
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Safe Harbor

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Capt. Herrick desperately attempts to stop a speedboat from crashing into a freighter.
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The Hideout

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Captain John joins the junior commandos to solve the mystery of an old man who lives in a deserted trolley car graveyard.
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Captain for a Day
Herrick agrees to allow Josh Bender become the captain of his tugboat for a day to impress his son who's visiting from Massachusetts and doesn't know his dad only runs the port's garbage scow.
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Catalina Swim

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Capt. Herrick tries to help a young woman with two problems: she's trying to swim from the mainland to Catalina Island, and she's in love with her coach.
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Beached

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Herrick fights Zach Morgan's plan to force retirement on his elderly employees.
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Sea Explorers

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A wealthy man's son tries to join the Sea Explorers, of which Captain John is the local skipper.
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Bait Cruise

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
On a tuna hunting trip, a young man is included in the crew the rest of the men resent, believing he was responsible for accidents on other ships in the past. They set out on an uneasy course, made worse by the supposed jinx's popularity with the ladies.
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Trouble Ship

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Captain Ed Conway, an old friend of Captain Herrick's, buys an equally ancient tugboat hoping it will be the foundation of his own company. Conway is mystified when flashy George Mallory offers to buy his old tub for more money than it's worth and then concerned when he finds his ship sabotaged after turning down Mallory's offer.
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