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
Virgin Unite and Ocean Unite are honoured to be sharing Ian Urbina’s incredible stories. Join the experience here.
The Atlantic: The Pint-Size Nation off the English Coast
The absurd and remarkable story of Sealand, a “micronation” on an eerie 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?