{"product_id":"9781459719392","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 Québec\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 ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135077728496,"sku":"9781459719392","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459719392_p0.jpg?v=1763872455","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459719392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}