Captured at Sea: Piracy and Protection in the Indian Ocean Volume 3

by Jatin Dua

Book Overview

How is it possible for six men to take a Liberian-flagged oil tanker hostage and negotiate a huge pay out for the return of its crew and 2.2 million barrels of crude oil? In his gripping new book, Jatin Dua answers this question by exploring the unprecedented upsurge in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia in the twenty-first century. Taking the reader inside pirate communities in Somalia, onboard multinational container ships, and within insurance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520305205
• ISBN13: 9780520305205
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"