The Outlaw Ocean

TV Show · Crime · Documentary

The high seas are beyond the reach of international law – and the beat of most reporters. But Pulitzer-Prize-winner Ian Urbina has sailed into uncharted territories to uncover heinous crimes at sea.

54m

EPISODE 1

The Murder Video

Crimes like this don't often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a cell phone camera shows a group of unarmed men at sea, killed one by one by a semiautomatic weapon.
EPISODE 2

The Dark Fleet

The longest law-enforcement chase in nautical history, spanning 110 days and 10,000 miles, featured a bunch of vigilantes pursuing Interpol's most wanted illegal fishing ship.
EPISODE 3

Slavery At Sea

Ian’s account of his groundbreaking reporting on slavery in the South China Sea, the first time a reporter had ever made it onboard a Thai distant-water vessel using enslaved labour.
EPISODE 4

From The Sea, Freedom

The sea has always been a metaphor for freedom – an escape from governments, laws and other people. This episode takes us to Sealand. A rogue “micronation” meant to embody this very freedom.
EPISODE 5

Waves of Extraction

The oceans are running out of fish. To slow down that problem, environmentalists pushed for fish farming or aquaculture. The problem is this industry became too big and too hungry.
EPISODE 6

The Magic Pipe

When a ship inadvertently spills oil, it’s big news. But every three years, ships intentionally dump more oil than the Exxon Valdez, and BP spills combined.

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