{"product_id":"hostile-seas-jl-savidge-9781459719378","title":"Hostile Seas: A Mission in Pirate Waters","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet during a period of dramatically escalating piracy, \u003ci\u003eHostile Seas\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal account of a mission on board a naval warship in the waters off Somalia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 2008, piracy around the Horn of Africa escalated dramatically, threatening the passage of international merchant ships through a critical waterway. Not only were ships carrying goods to North America and Europe affected, but also vessels entrusted with food aid for a Somali population suffering the effects of prolonged drought and civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn response, the Canadian government redirected naval frigate HMCS \u003ci\u003eVille de Qu bec\u003c\/i\u003e from the Mediterranean Sea to Somali waters to escort pirate-menaced vessels carrying World Food Programme aid to Mogadishu. Told from the perspective of a ship's officer, \u003ci\u003eHostile Seas\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal account of life on board a deployed navy ship that explores the tension between military imperatives and individual needs as a succession of hijackings brings into focus the reality of Somali piracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jl Savidge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459719379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459719378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 40","brand":"Jl Savidge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936000016639,"sku":"9781459719378","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8c3f7a59-b4e1-466c-9bb8-93df4e24f0af.jpg?v=1681423032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hostile-seas-jl-savidge-9781459719378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}