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    Credit Basil Childers for The New York Times
    Part 1

    Few places on Earth are as free from legal oversight as the high seas. One ship has been among the most persistent offenders. READ ARTICLE »

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    Part 2

    A video shows at least four unarmed men being gunned down in the water. Despite dozens of witnesses, the killings went unreported and remain a mystery. READ ARTICLE » | 点击查看本文中文版 »

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    Cambodian migrants hauled in the nets on a Thai-flagged fishing boat in the Gulf of Thailand in August. A labor shortage in the Thai fishing industry is primarily filled by using migrants, mostly from Cambodia and Myanmar. Credit Adam Dean for The New York Times
    Part 3
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    The Thunder, sinking, in April 2015. Credit Simon Ager/Sea Shepherd Global
    Part 4

    For 110 days and across two seas and three oceans, crews stalked a fugitive fishing ship considered the world’s most notorious poacher. READ ARTICLE »

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    A photo of Eril Andrade in his family's now-abandoned home in Linabuan Sur, the Philippines. Mr. Andrade died aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel, and his body was returned to his family bruised, slashed and missing organs. Credit Hannah Reyes for The New York Times
    Part 5

    Illegal “manning agencies” trick villagers in the Philippines with false promises of high wages and send them to ships notorious for poor safety and labor records. READ ARTICLE »

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    Max Hardberger and his longtime fixer, Oge Cadet, in red, and a hired rower, tour Miragoane. Pretending to be potential buyers, they questioned deckhands on several freighters that were being detained in port. Credit Josue Azor for The New York Times
    Part 6

    Thousands of boats are stolen each year, and some are recovered using alcohol, prostitutes, witch doctors and other forms of guile. READ ARTICLE »

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    The Sheng Chi Huei 12, a Taiwanese fishing vessel. Credit Benjamin Lowy/Reportage, for The New York Times
    From the Magazine

    The island nation has mounted an aggressive response to illegal fishing in their waters. How they protect themselves may help the rest of the world save all of the oceans. READ ARTICLE »

  8. Editorial

    The United States is taking some important new steps to clamp down on the use of indentured workers on the high seas. READ ARTICLE »

  9. Solutions

    Labor, human rights and environmental abuses are widespread largely because the oceans are so sprawling, jurisdiction is complicated and policing is rare. READ ARTICLE »

  10. Editorial

    Criminal mayhem on the oceans is rarely prosecuted, as governments that call themselves civilized look away. READ ARTICLE »

  11. Room for Debate

    How can law and order be brought to the high seas, as crime, piracy and pollution are rampant? READ ARTICLE »

  12. NEWS ANALYSIS

    Because no one or everyone is responsible for what happens on the high seas, it’s in many ways a free-for-all. READ ARTICLE »