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Modern WisdomMay 26, 2022

#478 - Kit Chellel - The Wild Hijacking Of A $100 Million Supertanker

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Indexed context: The host discusses a chaotic piracy incident involving a ship and its crew, highlighting the unusual circumstances surrounding the pirates' departure…

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Kit Chellel is a senior reporter at Bloomberg news, an investigative journalist and an author. The Brilliante Virtuoso was a Suezmax Supertanker. The largest class of ship that can go through the Suez Canal. It had a million barrels of oil on it and was supposed to be escorted by a security team. It was hijacked and burned by Somali pirates, nothing was stolen and the owners claimed $100 million for insurance. The British investigator is killed overseas, a Greek millionaire threatens people in court and no one can work out what's happened or how to discover who has committed the crimes. And that's just where the story starts... Extra Stuff: Buy Dead In The Water - https://amzn.to/3PsfI57 Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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For: Readers interested in maritime security and piracy
Indexed context: No, it's dead in the water.
The host discusses a chaotic piracy incident involving a ship and its crew, highlighting the unusual circumstances surrounding the pirates' departure. The mention of 'Dead in the Water' serves to emphasize the dire situation faced by the crew as they navigate a life-threatening scenario.
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