The Boat

- Season 1

(2011)

One Million Miles - The Spanish flag school ship, Estrella Polar, with a crew of students sets sail on an academic mission to participate in a scientific experiment for CERN. At sea a mysterious storm develops after which the crew finds themselves totally isolated having lost all contact with everyone on Earth.

Throwing the Cane - The crew of the Estrella Polar begins to adjust to their lives at sea unaware that their two-month voyage has been jeopardized by the mysterious storm that left the ship isolated from outside human contact.

The Pirate Phantom - With most of the crew of the Estrella Polar still unaware of their dire circumstances, the captain and first mate witness a commercial airliner crash into the sea near the ship. Isolated and desperate for information, they embark on a secret mission to recover the plane's black box recorder in hopes that it might answer questions about the fate of the world.

A World Under the Sea - The entire crew of the Estrella Polar is let in on the secret of what has happened to the Earth as the doctor explains the catastrophe that resulted from the CERN experiment. The crew understandably begins to panic, but the doctor provides a scientific basis for the existence of land that the crew must now work together to find. The captain begins focusing on the survival of the ship and allows the crew to play a dating game to boost morale while a mysterious electronic device is discovered in the cargo hold.

The Cawing - Reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock, the Estrella Polar faces a new threat when 40,000 birds, hungry and without any place to land since the catastrophe, approach the ship in search of food. As the crew constructs defenses, Father Palomares lobbies for space for a chapel, establishing his role as a spiritual leader, while some members of the crew see the arrival of the birds as punishment from God.

Elections - The crew of the Estrella Polar discovers that they are being swept by strange ocean currents towards a vicious whirlpool and must act quickly to avert disaster. Later, with morale suffering as the crew continues to deal with the reality of their situation, the waning food supply leads to dissension against the captain. Ultimately the crew demands a vote for new leadership resulting in Ulises and Gamboa vying to be elected "mayor."

Lost - A missing crew member is found at sea impossibly ahead of the Estrella Polar's path leading to many unanswered questions. The captain dons his uniform and reasserts his authority over the ship. Ramiro finds hope for everyone when his investigation of the downed airliner's black box recording reveals a possible location for land.

Big Game - A lack of fishing success leads the crew of the Estrella Polar to discover a massive sea creature following the ship. With food supplies in jeopardy, a dangerous plan is put into action in order to rid the ship of the interloper.

A Point on the RADAR - The Estrella Polar's RADAR identifies the presence of a nearby vessel and the captain changes course to investigate. The search leads to more mysteries as all is not right with the newly discovered boat.

Fog - The Estrella Polar sails into a dense and mysterious fog bank leaving the crew disoriented. The situation worsens when two crew members go missing.

The Law of the Sea - With one member of the crew still missing, the others contend with the problem of having depleted all of the Estrella Polar's fuel while a sweltering heat wave compromises the ship's electrical and water purification systems. With no fuel or wind to move the ship the heat endangers the crew's lives. Allegations of murder are levied regarding the missing crew member and the captain convenes a court.

The Man from Liverpool - A crew member accused of murder is serving time in a makeshift brig. Meanwhile, other members of the crew discover a suspiciously hidden ship's log for the Estrella Polar dating back to 1941. The log describes a secret storage area on board the ship so a treasure hunt ensues.

Waiting for a Miracle - In the season 1 finale, the Estrella Polar's missing crewman is miraculously found alive and healthy eliminating suspicions of murder, but raising other significant questions. Upon his return, the crew's mobile phones all receive a strange S.O.S. text message and a television broadcast of a classic American film is discovered. The ship moves to investigate. En route, political and romantic alliances solidify while flashbacks reveal part of the history behind CERN's Project Alexandria and its relationship to the Estrella Polar.