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by Jl Savidge


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Set during a period of dramatically escalating piracy, Hostile Seas is a personal account of a mission on board a naval warship in the waters off Somalia.

In 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.

In response, the Canadian government redirected naval frigate HMCS Ville de Qubec 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, Hostile Seas 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.

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  • Title Hostile Seas: A Mission in Pirate Waters
  • Author Jl Savidge
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dundurn Press, Toronto, ON
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781459719378 / 1459719379
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Cultural Region: East Africa
  • Library of Congress subjects Canada - Officers, Piracy - Somalia - Prevention
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 12/02/2013, Page 0
  • Quill & Quire, 01/01/2014, Page 40

About the author

JL Savidge alternates between civilian and military work, incorporating her interest in culture and social justice into each. Hostile Seas is her first book. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.
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