Nathan Bridger is dragged reluctantly back into government service after grieving for his son's death in the military. He is assigned to command the UEO’s submersible ship the
seaQuest. The
seaQuest’s mission is to investigate and monitor the Earth’s oceans’ environs. Along the way the way they meet many life threatening challenges.
Amongst Captain Bridger’s many challenges is to take care of a young Lucas Wolenczak, a computer genius, who has even created a communications system that enables vocal communication with dolphins.
Capt. Bridger must also work with, but reign in his military first officer, Jonathan Ford, while trying to keep the mission a scientific one. He has to also keep an eye on several of the other officers for a verity of reasons, including a black marketing officer with a past relationship with another
seaQuest officer.
Follow the crew’s adventures as the
seaQuest explores all the Earth’s oceans, and all the amazing events they encounter.
The tag line for season one: “The twenty first century; mankind has colonized the last unexplored region on Earth, the ocean. As The Captain of the
seaQuest and its crew, we are its guardians, for beneath the surface lies the future.â€
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