The open ocean--that vast expanse of international waters--spreads across three-fourths of the globe.
But its efficien.
With typically understated lyricism, William Langewiesche explores this ocean World and the enterprises--licit and illicit--that flourish in the privacy afforded by its horizons.
And at a time when every last patch of land is claimed by one government or another, it is a place that remains radically free.
It is a place of storms and danger, both natural and manmade.
The open ocean--that vast expanse of international waters--spreads across three-fourths of the globe