The Hidden Cost Behind the Explosion in Beirut
Behind the tragedy of the recent deadly explosion in Beirut is the more pervasive travesty of the abandonment of ships, seafarers and cargo.
The Animated Rendering of North Korean Fishermen
We partnered with two types of creators — an animator and a composer — to make an artistic rendering of our recent investigation.
The deadly secret of China's invisible armada
This investigation reveals the world’s largest fleet of illegal fishing boats ever discovered.
The Somali 7 Investigation
This page will now serve as the location where we will store reports on the Somali 7, original documents and open questions for which we hope to get answers from interested stakeholders.
Reporters Without Borders
The Outlaw Ocean Project wrote an introduction to Reporters Without Borders RSF Albums for Press Freedom collection for 2020.
The Link: Abuses and Overfishing
The high seas remain an often-dystopian realm where the scant laws that do exist are frequently ignored.
Shackled, whipped and beheaded
While forced labour exists throughout the world, nowhere is the problem more rampant than in the South China Sea.
The Guardian: Ship of horrors
From bullying and sexual assault to squalid living conditions and forced labour, working at sea can be a grim business – and one deep-sea fishing fleet is particularly notorious.
Virgin Unite: Slavery at Sea
The book is both a gripping adventure story and a stunning exposé.
The Atlantic: Pint-Size Nation
The remarkable story of Sealand, a “micronation” on a metal platform.
Antarctica: A place of marvel
In a two-person submarine more than 700 feet under the polar ice, we witnessed some bizarre creatures.
Norway: Disaster risk in the Arctic
As an oil company tries to drill in international Arctic waters, advocates race to block them.
Indonesia: Violent clashes
Indonesia arrests Vietnam's fishermen, and Vietnam responds by ramming a ship and taking an Indonesian officer captive.
Mexico: Abortion on the high seas
Visiting countries where abortions are illegal, a Dutch doctor secrets women out to international waters to provide the procedure.
Somalia: Discord on the Horn of Africa
One of the most lawless regions on the planet, Somalia is a magnet for illegal fishing.
Kenya: Illegal cover up
Ships that were supposed to have been scrapped are caught pillaging the east coast of Africa.
Brazil: A sea-floor battle
A team of Brazilian researchers hustled to stop a trio of energy companies from drilling at the mouth of the Amazon River.
England: The magic pipe
Oil spills are a disaster and yet intentional dumping is far more common
Antarctica: The hunt for hunters
Sea Shepherd chases the world’s last industrial whaling ship.
Thailand: Sea slavery
In today’s world, how is this still happening?