The Last Ship Postmortem: Eric Dane Breaks Down That Sizzling Moment

The moment occured after the crew narrowly escaped a minefield at sea, set by the pirates holding the crew's kidnapped members for ransom.

When asked if this new relationship would cause problems on the ship given Tom's strict adherence to Navy regulation that prevents romantic relationships among crew members, Dane simply stated, "I don't think The Navy signs off on that."

[...] when asked if the rest of the season would continue featuring Tom on land, Dane stated, For sure.

Sounds like fans have a lot more land-locked (and lip locked?) action to look forward to!