The Outlaw Ocean

The Outlaw Ocean
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First edition
AuthorIan Urbina
LanguageEnglish
Subject
GenreTrue crime
Investigative journalism
Published2019 (Knopf)
2020 (Vintage Publishing)
Publication place
  • United States
Media typePrint
Pages560

The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier (also published as The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier) is a 2019 book by Ian Urbina about crime and extralegal activity in international waters. The book was based on an investigate journalism series Urbina wrote for The New York Times.[1] Topics covered include illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, modern slavery and violent crime committed at sea, as well of the work of organisations, governments and companies in international waters.[2][3][4] The book was critically acclaimed.

  1. ^ "The Outlaw Ocean". The New York Times. 2015-07-25.
  2. ^ "The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina review – where murder goes unpunished". the Guardian. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. ^ Iglesias, Gabino (21 August 2019). "'The Outlaw Ocean': A Forgotten Frontier Where Slavery And Illegal Activities Abound". NPR. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ Braverman, Blair (2019-08-19). "Pirates, Slavers and Poachers: Violence on the High Seas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-31.