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1) A hijacking
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked and taken hostage by Somali pirates. The pirates pick the ship's cook as interpreter, to engage in escalating negotiations and ransom demands with their company CEO and authorities.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xiii, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel, the gripping, true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy-and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all. In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating explosion. But when David Mockett, a maritime surveyor working...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 86 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history of pirates, why and how they became thieves and killers, the lives they led on sea and on land, the harm they did, and the fates they suffered.
6) Under siege
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Killer-elite commandos out to hijack the USS Missouri's nuclear arsenal overpower the crew, except for the cook, who just happens to be an ex-Navy SEAL and highly decorated combat operative.
Author
Series
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 26
Language
English
Description
In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil of the Communist takeover. But when National Underwater and Marine Agency Director, Dirk Pitt, discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea over 60 years later, new clues emerge to its hidden existence. But Pitt and his compatriot Al Giordino have larger worries when they are ordered to recover a failed hypersonic missile from Luzon Strait....
Author
Series
Vanessa Michael Munroe novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Passing as a man while working at sea for a security company she discovers is part of a gunrunning operation, Vanessa Michael Munroe escapes a pirate attack and agrees to help find her crewmates only to discover that the hijackers were seeking the ship captain under her care.
10) Condor's fury
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"On a NUMA training mission in the Caribbean, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala catch a distress call from a nearby freighter. Leaping into action, they locate a damaged vessel and a dead captain. While searching for clues, Kurt and Joe are ambushed by crew members who seem terrified and disoriented. The trawler they were hauling has vanished, taken--the men say--by baffling lights that circled the ship. Kurt and Joe deduce that the men are suffering from...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts brings the action close to home in this fast-paced military thriller, America
Dispatched on a trial run, NASA's SuperAegis satellite has been created as the foundation of an international antimissle defense system. But moments after dispatch, it vanishes. Rear Admiral Jake Grafton fears something worse than a grave malfunction—he suspects sabotage...
The USS America—the
12) Deep rising
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A band of ruthless hijackers seize the most luxurious cruise in the world only to find that all the passengers have mysteriously disappeared, but they are not alone. Something terrifying is lurking just out of sight - behind every deck and passageway: a deadly force from the unexplored depths of the ocean that begins to snatch the horrified intruders one by one. A group of survivors must overcome incredible odds in their breathtaking battle to escape...
Author
Series
Zachary Chasteen mysteries volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 355 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
14) Backflash
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Parker finds himself deep in troubled waters when his plan to hijack a riverboat casino goes awry.
Author
Series
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
12 CDs (15 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two massive ships are on a dual path to destruction. One is a freighter carrying nuclear materials to Japan; the other, a cruise ship heading for the Mediterranean. Japanese eco-terrorists and Middle East extremists have joined forces to infiltrate the ships, incapacitate the crew, and change course toward the United States. In Washington, Charlie Dean and a team of commandos are dispatched to blow the hijackers' plot out of the water.
17) Those in peril
Author
Series
Hector Cross novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An adventure set in the violent world of modern piracy and terrorism follows the kidnapping of an oil heiress's daughter for a multi-billion-dollar ransom and the efforts of Cross Bow Security head Hector Cross to secure her release.
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
ix, 419 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On a NUMA training mission in the Caribbean, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala catch a distress call from a nearby freighter. Leaping into action, they locate a damaged vessel and a dead captain clutching a shotgun. While searching the freighter for clues, Kurt and Joe are ambushed by crew members who seem terrified and disoriented, almost brainwashed. The trawler they were hauling has vanished, taken--the men say--by baffling lights that circled the ship....
Author
Series
Mack Bedford novels volume 3
Publisher
Vanguard Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Somali pirates capture two U.S. ships, Mack Bedford and the Navy SEALs' Delta Platoon are tasked with not only rescuing the ships, but also completely obliterating all pirates operating in the Indian Ocean.
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