.ian_urbina's THE OUTLAW OCEAN exposes crime in international waters, writes BDavidZarley:
The ocean is unconquered by the rule of law—a place where magic and superstition hold as much sway as science and technology. It tests human nature’s basest form, as only the barest traces of the order we follow on land govern international waters. It boasts some framework, in theory, some allegiance to best practices and human rights. But as Ian Urbina makes clear, the outlaw ocean dissolves such delusions in its endless depths..
In vile conditions—Urbina reports roaches crawling across all surfaces and maggots flecked throughout food stores—sail sea slaves and indentured servants, dominated by tyrannical crews who whip, cane, flay and kill. They poach the high seas, snatching fish we laughably corral by invisible boundaries in waters we have arbitrarily divided—a massive echo of colonial line-making.
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