Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy
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- Create Date：2022-04-15 17:21:59
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Matthew Campbell
- ISBN：0593329236
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Reviews
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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