Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy
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Summary
"A triumph of investigative journalism。" --Tom Wright， New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale
Truly one of the most nail-biting， page-turning， terrifying true-crime books I've ever read。 --Nick Bilton， New York Times bestselling author of American Kingpin
From award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel， the gripping， true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy--and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all。
In July 2011， the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of Somali pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating explosion。 But when David Mockett， a maritime surveyor working for Lloyd's of London， inspected the damaged vessel， he was left with more questions than answers。 How had the pirates gotten aboard so easily？ And if they wanted to steal the ship and bargain for its return， then why did they destroy it？ The questions didn't add up--and Mockett would never answer them。 Soon after his inspection， David Mockett was murdered。
Dead in the Water is a shocking expose of the criminal inner-workings of international shipping， told through the lens of the Brillante hijacking and its aftermath。 Through first-hand accounts of those who lived it--from members of the ship's crew and witnesses to the attacks， to the ex-London detectives turned private investigators seeking to solve Mockett's murder and bring justice to his family--award-winning Bloomberg reporters Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel piece together the astounding truth behind one of the most brazen financial frauds in history。
The ambitious culmination of more than four years of reporting， Dead in the Water uncovers an intricate web of conspiracy amidst the lawless， old-world industry at the backbone of our new global economy。
Truly one of the most nail-biting， page-turning， terrifying true-crime books I've ever read。 --Nick Bilton， New York Times bestselling author of American Kingpin
From award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel， the gripping， true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy--and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all。
In July 2011， the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of Somali pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating explosion。 But when David Mockett， a maritime surveyor working for Lloyd's of London， inspected the damaged vessel， he was left with more questions than answers。 How had the pirates gotten aboard so easily？ And if they wanted to steal the ship and bargain for its return， then why did they destroy it？ The questions didn't add up--and Mockett would never answer them。 Soon after his inspection， David Mockett was murdered。
Dead in the Water is a shocking expose of the criminal inner-workings of international shipping， told through the lens of the Brillante hijacking and its aftermath。 Through first-hand accounts of those who lived it--from members of the ship's crew and witnesses to the attacks， to the ex-London detectives turned private investigators seeking to solve Mockett's murder and bring justice to his family--award-winning Bloomberg reporters Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel piece together the astounding truth behind one of the most brazen financial frauds in history。
The ambitious culmination of more than four years of reporting， Dead in the Water uncovers an intricate web of conspiracy amidst the lawless， old-world industry at the backbone of our new global economy。
Reviews
Stephanie
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I love true crime， especially when it reads like fiction。 I wasn’t familiar with the event described in Dead In The Water by Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel， but the subtitle grabbed me: A True Story pf Hijacking， Murder， and a Global Maritime Conspiracy。 I didn’t realize how totally ignorant I was about international shipping， insurance， and the Middle East until I got into this book。 It is equal parts “Captain Phillips” （Tom Hanks movie） and “The Wire” Season 2， and the writing is great。 The I love true crime， especially when it reads like fiction。 I wasn’t familiar with the event described in Dead In The Water by Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel， but the subtitle grabbed me: A True Story pf Hijacking， Murder， and a Global Maritime Conspiracy。 I didn’t realize how totally ignorant I was about international shipping， insurance， and the Middle East until I got into this book。 It is equal parts “Captain Phillips” （Tom Hanks movie） and “The Wire” Season 2， and the writing is great。 The story involves the 2011 incident involving the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso， which was attacked by pirates and set on fire。 David Mockett， a working for Lloyd’s of London， inspected the ship， and wondered he was left with more questions than answers。 How the pirates had managed to board the ship so easily？ And if their goal was to hold the ship ransom， why did they destroy it？ Mockett was murdered shortly after his inspection， and the book is a detailed exploration of the trifecta of crimes: insurance fraud， murder， and piracy。 I loved it。 I received a copy of Dead In The Water from Penguin Group Portfolio and NetGalley in exchange for this honest review。 Fans of books like Bad Blood and The Big Short will appreciate， as well as true crime fans。 Five stars （while I agreed with the negative comments about the formatting issues with the ebook， I can’t blame that on the authors’work）。 。。。more
Angela Williams
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This is a very informative story。 Starts with looking at the history of Lloyds shipping， the growing popularity of ships travelling through the Suez Canal as well as the increased risk of pirates hijacking tankers/freighters in order to ransom the vessel and its crew。 We are also given a narrative summary of David Moffett’s career from sailing the seas to becoming a trusted insurance surveyor。 The narrative then condenses to the situation that befell the Brilliante Virtuoso which was carrying a This is a very informative story。 Starts with looking at the history of Lloyds shipping， the growing popularity of ships travelling through the Suez Canal as well as the increased risk of pirates hijacking tankers/freighters in order to ransom the vessel and its crew。 We are also given a narrative summary of David Moffett’s career from sailing the seas to becoming a trusted insurance surveyor。 The narrative then condenses to the situation that befell the Brilliante Virtuoso which was carrying a shipment of oil， pirates boarded the ship and for whatever reason set the ship on fire and disappeared， the crew is rescued by ships nearby responding to their SOS and the burning ship is taken on by marine salvagers until a decision is made on the remains and the cargo by the owners。 David Moffett is hired to investigate and he finds the eyewitness reports vs the physical evidence don’t add up - raising more questions than answers。 In the midst of this Moffett is murdered… The rest of the story recounts the investigations by various parties into what happened aboard the Virtuoso as well as the death of David Moffett and trying to identify and bring the persons responsible to trial。 Overall the story reads more like an in depth history book than say a true crime/thriller story。 It goes into great detail to explain various aspects like for example Lloyds involvement in the shipping industry， as well as comparisons to similar maritime events that involved one or more individuals that was being investigated in connection to the Virtuoso。 I think a lot of the information would wash over readers that have absolutely no interest or understanding of material （maritime， insurance， evidence gathering， etc） that is discussed within。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for a free arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melissa
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This is a wild book。 First of all I didn't know anything about the shipping industry。 It's crazy to think about how much stuff moves around the world in a day。 And hearing about the conditions workers on these ships are subjected to was really eye opening。 And then we get to the actual controversy！ This book is well written。 I especially like the interviews with people close to the case。 I would recommend this book for fans of exposes like Bad Blood or Fyre Fraud。 This is a wild book。 First of all I didn't know anything about the shipping industry。 It's crazy to think about how much stuff moves around the world in a day。 And hearing about the conditions workers on these ships are subjected to was really eye opening。 And then we get to the actual controversy！ This book is well written。 I especially like the interviews with people close to the case。 I would recommend this book for fans of exposes like Bad Blood or Fyre Fraud。 。。。more
Valerity （Val）
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