Investigating crime on The Outlaw Ocean
The ocean is huge, hard to police, and virtually lawless in some places.
Ian Urbina Joins The Atlantic
Ian Urbina, a longtime reporter for The New York Times and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is becoming a contributing writer for The Atlantic
A lack of governance at sea
Oceana interviews Ian Urbina about his new book, The Outlaw Ocean. Read the full interview here.
Slavery as a fishing industry problem
U.S. Sect. of State John Kerry explains how human trafficking is an ocean concern.
Palau fights poachers
The Leonard Lopate Show about Palau's David-and-Goliath fight to protect its borders.
The business of human trafficking
An interview on the John Batchelor show about so-called manning agencies and how they often abuse seafarers.
A global industry of sea slavery
U.S. Sect. of State John Kerry releases the 2015 Trafficking in Persons report and cites The Outlaw Ocean reporting.
What are floating armories?
An interview on the John Batchelor show about offshore weapons depots where armed guards wait between deployments.
A life lost at sea
An interview on NPR's Marketplace about the predatory labor market for ocean workers.
The dark side of the ocean
NPR's Marketplace explores the diversity of offshore crimes and the stories covered by The Outlaw Ocean.
Why offshore violence goes unpunished
An interview on the Wharton podcast on why killings at sea are rarely reported.
Piracy and murder at sea
Lip News interview about offshore piracy and kidnapping.
Illegal fishing on the open ocean
NYU panel discussion about the intersection of human rights abuses and offshore poaching.
Exploring the last lawless frontier
Google hosts an event about The Outlaw Ocean series.
The art of stealing a ship
NHPR interview about the maritime repo business.
Two stowaways - one lives, the other dies
NPR's Kojo Nnamdi interviews about the timeless tradition of people hiding on ships.
Human rights in the fishing industry
Brigham Young University's Radio interview on The Outlaw Ocean.
What it's like reporting on the high seas
ProPublica's podcast on the tactics of maritime journalism.
The making of The Outlaw Ocean
Longform Podcast digs deep into the challenges of chronicling offshore illegalities.
Ocean mayhem
NPR's All Things Considered discusses the watery 'wild west'.
Murder & slavery at sea
PBS NewsHour discusses the problem of violence at sea.
Lang Long’s story is not unique
The tale of a deckhand shackled by the neck.
An assessment of The Outlaw Ocean coverage
The McLaughlin Group grades the reporting.
Captive workers offshore
New Zealand TV on the problem of abandoned and captive seafarers.
Many laws but minimal enforcement
Presentation at the Royal Geographical Society of London about the challenges of law enforcement on the high seas.
Maritime Journalism
The Kyle Thiermann Show about journalism at sea.
Is sea slavery a type of illegal fishing?
A presentation at the U.S. State Dept Our Ocean Conference about the intersection of environmental and human rights abuses.
What surprised you in doing this reporting?
A Pew panel discussion about unexpected revelations in the reporting.