This week we look at BBC crime-esque series Lost at Sea.
Transcript:
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Lost at Sea - No Spoilers!
This captivating seven-part series from the BBC examines the unsolved disappearance of fisheries observer Keith Davis who vanished 500 miles from shore while working on the tuna vessel The Victoria. Host New York journalist Rachel Monroe looks at the life and work of Keith Davis and other fisheries observers who spend months at sea monitoring the catches and activities of fishing vessels as the sole overseer for malpractice and mistreatment. It’s far from easy work. Often seen as the enemy, fisheries observers are alone with crews who usually don’t speak english with no way to contact anyone off the boat. Davis’s disappearance isn’t as rare as anyone might hope. On average in the last decade one fisheries observer has gone missing a year. This podcast looks not only at the disappearances and mysteries deaths of observers but other secrets of the global fishing industry like mistreatment of crew, smuggling, and human trafficking and slavery. Each episode is about 25 minutes long with the last episode coming out in November of 2022. They’re made up of narrative backstory and interviews both anonymous and not. Tone and music are serious which is fitting. It’s a gripping look at what could happen far from shore and watchful eyes.
Similar pods: The Outlaw Ocean, The Kill List, and Captain on Deck.
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Sources:
https://www.bbcpodcasts.com/listen/lost-at-sea/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-at-sea/id1641072737
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