Blood Ransom

Stories from the Front Line in the War against Somali Piracy

John Boyle (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2016
Adlard Coles Nautical (Verlag)
978-1-4729-2768-2 (ISBN)

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For the first time in history, the navies of the world have united against a common enemy – a couple of thousand rag-tag, underfed men and boys in the western Indian Ocean. Crammed into open boats and armed with ancient AK-47s, they range up to a thousand miles from home shores in Somalia. No one knows how many die at sea. But occasionally they hit the jackpot, seizing vessels and crews to be ransomed for millions of dollars. This is a war that has estimated to have cost the global economy as much as $18 billion in a single year.

Lawyer turned award-winning filmmaker John Boyle takes us with him in this investigation into modern-day piracy. We meet all those involved – from pirates to presidents, naval commanders to negotiators,and heroes to hostages. He addresses why these young men are choosing to risk their lives and freedom; the reality of life as a pirate; the defence tactics used by the international navies and shipping vessels; and what happens next…

After studying PPE at Oxford John Boyle ran his own criminal law firm for 15 years before selling up to focus on documentary film-making. Over the past 25 years he has made more than 30 documentaries, which have been sold worldwide via National Geographic. He scriptwrites all his own films, as well as writing and narrating for other producers. Current projects include an underwater series in Mexico as well as documentaries in Indonesia and Cuba.

01 A Failed State
02 Pirates in Paradise
03 The Legendary Land of Punt
04 One of the Oldest Professions
05 How to Be a Pirate
06 First Encounter
07 A President on the Front Line
08 Fighting the War on Piracy
09 A Reluctant Hostage
10 Complaints about the Food
11 An Unwise Target
12 Naval Force Headquarters
13 Talking with the Pirates
14 Outwitting the Pirates
15 Best Practice
16 The Container-ship Captain
17 The Policeman Who Didn’t Become a Pirate
18 The Law of the Sea
19 From the Old Bailey to the Beach
20 The Alba Star Case
21 How to Defend Pirates
22 Omerta
23 A High Price to Pay
24 The Anti-piracy Industry
25 Keeping the Ships Safe
26 The Skipper and the Pirates
27 Shopping for Pirates
28 Who is Really Profiting?
29 Rolly – the 70-year-old Hostage
30 The Forgotten Hostages
31 A Man on a Mission
32 The Pirate Captain
33 The UN Ambassador Telling It As It Is
34 No Happy Endings
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Acknowledgements

Erscheinungsdatum	15.04.2016
Zusatzinfo	Colour photo section
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	239 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	1-4729-2768-0 / 1472927680
ISBN-13	978-1-4729-2768-2 / 9781472927682
Zustand	Neuware