A searing series of voyages into the violent, lawless underbelly of tramp shipping. Capt. Max Hardberger and his crew fought a non-stop battle against crooked charterers, treacherous agents, and the sea itself. They came face-to-face with bandits in Jamaica, violent stowaways in the Dominican Republic, and warring gangs in post-Duvalier Haiti. It was a world of desperation and danger, where only the captain's will and the loyalty of his crew stood between the ship and disaster.

In October 2008, the author began a journey around the world, as a passenger on a working freighter. The ship visited 17 ports in the US and 8 foreign countries, and passed through the Suez and Panama Canals. East of Somalia in early December, the ship was chased by pirates 2 nights in a row.

This daily journal describes life and conditions on a real freighter. Planning guidelines and check lists are included for those who may be interested experiencing a similar adventure.

In October 2008, the author began a journey around the world, as a passenger on a working freighter. The ship visited 17 ports in the US and 8 foreign countries, and passed through the Suez and Panama Canals. East of Somalia in early December, the ship was chased by pirates 2 nights in a row.

This daily journal describes life and conditions on a real freighter. Planning guidelines and check lists are included for those who may be interested experiencing a similar adventure.

A deckhand's coming-of-age story of sailing the Great Lakes steamboats during the social and political turbulence of the early 1970s, "Lake Effect" is a vivid and memorable account, told in an entertaining narrative style, of life aboard the giant ore boats. This humorous yet poignant memoir follows his voyage of self-discovery.

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The Hardy brothers embark on a freighter trip under mysterious circumstances and find themselves involved with a smuggling ring.

At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. The four-month voyage carried him 30,000 nautical miles from Europe via the Panama Canal to the South Pacific and back by way of Singapore, Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, and Suez.

Written with dash, colour, and droll humour, Fetherling’s narrative is peopled by a rich cast of characters, from the Foreign Legionnaires of French Polynesia to the raskol gangs of Papua New Guinea. The author captures the reality of life aboard a working cargo ship -- the boredom, the seclusion, the differences of nationality and culture that isolation and cramped quarters seem to exaggerate. But the routine of loneliness or tranquillity is punctuated by moments of near-panic -- shipboard fires, furniture-smashing storms, even a brush with pirates in the Straits of Malacca.

At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. The four-month voyage carried him 30,000 nautical miles from Europe via the Panama Canal to the South Pacific and back by way of Singapore, Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, and Suez.

Written with dash, colour, and droll humour, Fetherling’s narrative is peopled by a rich cast of characters, from the Foreign Legionnaires of French Polynesia to the raskol gangs of Papua New Guinea. The author captures the reality of life aboard a working cargo ship -- the boredom, the seclusion, the differences of nationality and culture that isolation and cramped quarters seem to exaggerate. But the routine of loneliness or tranquillity is punctuated by moments of near-panic -- shipboard fires, furniture-smashing storms, even a brush with pirates in the Straits of Malacca.

Stagecoach & Freighters of West Texas tells the rough and tumble story of stage drivers and freighters enduring floods, sandstorms, Indians and outlaws while delivering the mail, passengers, or goods in West Texas. this book has 65 illustrations that include pictures and maps.

Will is the hot shot pilot and second in command on the Arillia, a pretty little cargo ship making space runs just this side of legal. Their cargo might not be on the up and up, but the Arilla runs just like every other ship out there, and it needs constant repairs. When the Arilla loses her engineer, Will goes on the hunt in spacedock for a new one. What he finds is Tab, a gruff, scarred man who can get the job done. For Tab, the Arillia is a job, a good one at that, and if the pilot makes him growl and want more than he should, well it sure beats starving. He thinks he can control himself, but Will might just prove to be more temptation than Tab can take, and the one man who can get past the growly exterior Tab presents.The sparks fly between them and they begin to care, whether they want to or not. If they can survive their pasts, space pirates and nearly being blasted out of space, they just might be able to survive each other. For more Freighter Flights action, read Freighter Flights 2: Flying High.