Seized: A Sea Captain's Adventures Battling Scoundrels and Pirates While Recovering Stolen Ships in the World's Most Troubled Waters - Hardcover

Hardberger, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0767931386 ISBN 13: 9780767931380

Publisher: Broadway Books, 2010

Synopsis

Recounts the experiences of a commercial sea captain who has confronted unethical government practices, pirates, and con artists to retrieve illegally seized ships and stolen cargo from dangerous regions throughout the world.

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Review:

"Max Hardberger, maritime repo man extraordinaire ... Using a combination of ingenuity, stealth and good old-fashioned derring-do, he has made his name retaking vessels which have been hijacked or which, through local corruption, are impounded by authorities hungry for bribes."
– Sunday Express

"With most people, the longer you spend talking to them, the more normal they appear. With Hardberger, the reverse applies. Just when you think you've heard it all, he comes up with something wilder ... Over the years, he's distracted crews with prostitutes and witch doctors, bribed officials to look the other way, conned Russian mobsters and hidden from naval radar by riding out thunderstorms at sea; he's even taken a 10,000-tonne freighter out of Haiti while the 2004 revolution was going on around him."
– Guardian

"Required reading, fascinating. Maritime Repo Man Hardberger does it tough; his life is flown by the seat of his pants, or shipped, much like his profession ... This book delivers."
– Paul Carter, bestselling author of Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs and This Is Not A Drill

"In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from 'hellhole' ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet ... [He] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding ... Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading."
– Publishers Weekly

"One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic."
--– Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates

In this heart-stopping account of his work recovering stolen (or otherwise illegally-seized) ships from "hellhole" ports, commercial captain Hardberger proves himself tough as a tank and articulate as a poet....[he] has a seafarer's gift for atmospheric storytelling, layering details to create a sense of place, history, and foreboding...Hardberger's escapades make undeniably fun reading. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

One of the strengths of Hardberger's book is his prose, which is lucid, entertaining and dramatic... --Daniel Sekulich, author of Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates (added by author)

Book Description:

Capt. Max Hardberger uses every trick, tool and tactic at his disposal to right wrongs and out-pirate pirates in this action-packed exposé of the seedy underworld of international shipping.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0767931386
• ISBN 13: 9780767931380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 294