All At Sea

All At Sea written by Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson is the 1st episode of Series 9.

Plot
It's the day of Pontypandy's new Ocean Rescue Centre launch and Station Officer Steele is taking the firefighters on a tour of the centre. As they arrive on the quay, so does the new coastguard, Ben Hooper who introduces himself to the team, meanwhile Mike Flood helps the Jones' in preparing for the opening. Then the Ocean rescue centre later got its 1st emergency when a fireworks accident occurs on the ocean.

Characters

 * Fireman Sam
 * Penny Morris
 * Elvis Cridlington
 * Station Officer Steele
 * Sarah and James
 * Bronwyn Jones
 * Charlie Jones
 * Ben Hooper
 * Mike Flood
 * Dilys Price
 * Trevor Evans
 * Norman Price
 * Mandy Flood (cameo)
 * Helen Flood (cameo)
 * Gareth Griffiths (cameo)
 * Hannah Sparkes (cameo)
 * Joe Sparkes (cameo)
 * Lizzie Sparkes (cameo)
 * Mrs. Chen (cameo)
 * Lily Chen (cameo)
 * Tom Thomas (cameo)
 * Moose Roberts (cameo)
 * Derek Price (cameo)

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearance of Ben Hooper, as well as the Sparkes family, who have a non-speaking cameo.
 * Alex Lowe, who voices Ben, as well as Joe Sparkes, is credited among the voice cast for the first time.
 * The old boathouse for Neptune is now replaced by a full-fledged Ocean Rescue Centre for Ben to work from.
 * New vehicles Titan and Juno are introduced.
 * This episode is the first to introduce the updated outfits used by the firefighters for ocean-based rescues.
 * This is the first episode to have a different alarm.

Gallery
Sarah and James hug their Uncle Sam

The "Ocean of flame"