About the Book: Deep Sea and Foreign Going
An unprecedented voyage through the shady world of international shipping, the
hidden industry upon which our world turns and our future depends
There are 100,000 freighters on the seas. Between them they carry nearly
everything we eat, wear and work with. And yet this massive global industry has
remained largely unexamined: it passes by out of sight for most of us and,
through the flags of convenience system, its dubious practices often slip under
the radar of regulators. In this unique investigation, Rose George travels the
high seas with their powerful naval fleets, pirate gangs, and illegal floating
factories,