Table of Contents

1. The Pirate 2. "The Bandit 6" 3. Operation Icefish 4. The Occupation 5. Hot Pursuit 6. Operation Spillway 7. The Ice 8. Vesturvon 9. The Pirate Capital 10. The Storm 11. The Secret Channel 12. The Longest Day 13. The Shipmaster 14. Desolation Island 15. The Phantom Ship 16. The Wall of Death 17. The World Record 18. “The Only Sheriff in Town” 19. The Flying Mariner 20. A Bloody Nightmare 21. La Mafia Gallega 22. God’s Fingerprint 23. Buenas Tardes, Bob Barker 24. Message in a Bottle 25. Raid on the High Seas 26. Operation Sparrow 27. Exercise Good Hope 28. The Bird of Ill Omen 29. The Wanderer 30. The Man in the Arena 31. The Third Ship 32. “You Are Nothing” 33. The Snake in Paradise 34. The Armpit of Africa 35. Mayday 36. A Weird Dream 37. A Last Resort 38. The Island of Rumours 39. 48 Hours 40. Three Condemned Men 41. The Luck of the Draw 42. The Escape 43. The Unluckiest Ship in the World 44. The Judgment 45. Prisoners' Island 46. The Man from Mongolia 47. The Last Viking 48. Operation Yuyus 49. The Tiantai Mystery 50. A Dirty Business 51. The Showdown 52. The Madonna and the Octopus 53. The Final Act

Promotional Information

Poachers, kingpins and the longest chase in maritime history: A desperate race to save our planet's oceans.

About the Author

Eskil Engdal has worked as a feature journalist at the Norwegian broadsheet Dagens Næringsliv for more than 20 years. He has won the prestigious SKUP journalism award for outstanding investigative reporting (2001), the International Reporter’s Journalism Award (2012) and the Golden Pen (2013). Kjetil Sæter has worked as a journalist for the broadsheets Aftenposten, Finansavisen and currently as feature writer for Dagens Næringsliv. He has won two SKUP diplomas (2007 and 2010), the SKUP award (2011) and the Schibsted Journalism Award (2008).

Reviews

The authors take readers on a journey as they seek to come face-to-face with those profiting from poaching, and realise the challenges involved in bringing them to justice.
*South China Morning Post*

A true story that reads like a spy novel, peppered with scary organized crime villains, charismatic environmental activists and Interpol agents, and enough tidbits about sailing treacherous seas, commercial fishing, and endangered species to satisfy the most dedicated nautical adventure fan.
*5/5* Foreword Reviews*

This 110-day, round-the-world pursuit of a rogue trawler reads like a noir thriller ... recorded with flair and precision. The book promises all the pleasures of a crime novel, but it is after bigger game.
*5/5* Telegraph*

A gripping story ... A clarion call for those who want to save our seas.
*National Geographic Traveller*

This is a modern pirate story, but the plunder isn't pieces of eight – it's the Patagonian Toothfish, as valuable as narcotics … A solid piece of collaborative journalism.
*Sydney Morning Herald*

True adventure, life and death moments, and real life heroism: what reader could ask for more?
*Ingrid Newkirk, President, PETA*

Engdal and Sæter are to journalism what Jagger and Richards are to rock and roll – sexy, irreverent and brilliant.
*Luke Harding, Guardian journalist and author of The Snowden Files*

This is the story of our time: the blind destruction of the oceans and our ecosphere, and the actions of those with the courage to stand up and confront it.
*Peter Heller, author of The Whale Warriors and Celine*

The pursuit of the Thunder has become celebrated folklore by those of us fighting to protect our oceans. This is a captivating story, one which highlights the weaknesses in the global system but also, ultimately, gives us hope.
*Tony Long, CEO, Global Fishing Watch*