Episodes with a second name are the names given to them in book publications.

 

Sunshine Part 2

"Ten Cents" delivers his last cargo barge to the Old Quay after a very buisy day. As night falls, it is towed away by a mysterious boat. Captain Starr is cross to hear that one of his customer's deliveries is missing & puts Ten Cents on dredger detail - not a pleasant task. But Grampus, a small submarine, sees another barge being stolen at night so captain Starr & captain Zero join forces to find the theif....

The Z-Stacks must must share the upriver jobs with the Star Tugs. When a Tramper Zorran and Zug are towing goes out of control blocking the river and trapping the Stars, Zorran tries to take advantage of the situation to get more work for the Z-Stacks. However, Zorran's scheme does not go as he planned.

Old sea stories - especially about ghosts are favourites amongst the tugs of Bigg City Harbour. No one will admit to taking them too seriously; so when Big Mac rushes back to the Star Pier one foggy night the other tugs laugh when he tells them he actually saw the "Ghost Fleet" looking lost tows. However, mysterious things happen the very next night that make the Star Tugs uncertain as to whether the Ghost story is true or not.

An old dirty tramper suspected of smuggling lurks outside the limits of Bigg City bay. It is the notorious Johnny Cuba. When bad weather suddenly comes, he forces Zebedee, one of the Z-Stacks, to tow him into the safety if the harbour and into hiding. Normally, Zebedee would have been glad to help out an old friend but this time - things are different.

Ten Cents and Sunshine do everything they can to help Boomer but the jinx always stirkes and nothing goes right. One day Captain Star's pateince runs out and he orders Boomer to be taken to Lucky's Yard, where tugs are either repaired or scrapped. As Boomer no longer needs any repairs Ten Cents and Sunshine fear the worst.

Ships in quarantine fly the yellow flag, When the old tramper, Nantucket, lowers its flag, a great deal of confusion is caused and only wise old O.J. understands why.

One day, a particularly nasty log jam had occured and Big Mac was being helped by Sunshine to try and clear it. Before Big Mac could stop him, Sunshine rammed into the high log jam and found himself trapped. Ten Cents arrives to help Big Mac free Sunshine, but one false move could spell disaster.

The Stars and the Z-Stacks are both competing for a big steel contract. the fleet which can transport the most steel in one day, wins the contract.

The canal is a short cut through Bigg City but Big Mac of the Stars decides to go round the bay and let Zeb and Zak of the Z-Stacks take the short cut through the canal.

At first Warrior of the Stars is confused by Big Mac's idea for both of them to go round the bay, but as you'll see the short cut through the canal wasn't necessarily the best route.

Warrior had always had a reputation for being a bit clumsy, but on this day he sets out to prove to Captain Star that he is capable of working without causing accidents.

However, on his usual trips between the quarry and the old quayside he is as clumsy as ever and is told to report to Captain Star to answer to the many complaints about the damage he has caused. On his way to see Captain Star, he hears that Ten Cents is in danger, so he goes to help him straight away.

The day has been a disaster so far but will it end that way?

Every winter the big liner Vienna would come to Bigg City Port to pick up supplies and re-fuel. This year however, the harbour was frozen over, so the Tugs have to take supplies out as far as Lillie the Lightship, as this was as near as a big ship like Vienna could get to the harbour. Problems begin when Lillie the Lightship runs out of fuel and things just start getting worse when the Z-Stacks show up.

During the annual manoevres, both Bigg City tug fleets service the navy. It is a dangerous job, handling ammunition, & explosive barges. All is going smoothly until Bluenose, a bossy naval boat demands immediate priority with a barge-load of gasoline barrels. O.J., the oldest of the Starr Tug fleet, warns that it's dangerous to stop the operation half-way through, but Bluenose insists, & pushes in roughly. The movement knocks barrels of gasoline off the barge, & they split open, spilling their dangerous contents. A spark from Bluenose's stack starts a series of fires & explosions which puts all the tugs in great danger....

Lillie Lightship is sad. Moored out of the harbour to gide boats & keep them out of danger, she never gets to see the regatta. In spite of Lillie's warnings, a tramper sees her too late & hits her, making a large hole in her side. The Starr tugs rescue her, & she is towed into the yard to be mended, from where she sees the exciting, colourful regatta parade, with barges decorated by dockland firms & cranes & buildings festooned with banners.

 

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1  Kidnapped

2  Run Aground

3  Nothing to Declare

4  Treasure Hunt

5  Sunk*

 

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