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'The Outlaw Ocean': A Forgotten Frontier Where Slavery And Illegal Activities Abound

Ian Urbina combines stellar investigative reporting skills and straightforward writing to convey what lies on the other side of the ocean — opposite cruise-ship vacations to beautiful beaches.
<em>The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier</em>, by Ian Urbina

Investigative reporter Ian Urbina realizes that, for many people, the sea is "simply a place we fly over." That's why in The Outlaw Ocean he works so hard at sharing some of the wildest, darkest dramas taking place in seas and oceans across the world.

The book, which collects narratives from some of reporter's investigations, delves deep into the murky depths of maritime laws, illegal fishing, modern-day slavery, and even abortions to show readers that perfect vacations on cruise

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