Cairn’s Post
11 November 2009

JAKOB Phillips has not seen many episodes of Australian television drama Sea Patrol, but the 13-year-old is one of 15 Cairns navy cadets who will feature on the show next year.

The cast and crew from the blockbuster series yesterday wrapped up their ninth week of filming in the Far North before heading off to the Gold Coast for about 50 more days of shooting for series four.

Arriving to see the stars on set, the young men and women from HMAS Cairns’ navy cadet unit became unlikely actors after the show’s director included them in a scene.

The Sea Patrol stars were filming at HMAS Cairns on the back of eight weeks of shooting at Mission Beach for scenes at sea.

Jakob said he was stoked to be in the series.

“I’ve only seen the show a couple of times but I’ve loved the sea and boats all my life,” he said.

The next series will go to air on Channel Nine in June.