Who controls the fleet—and who keeps it working?
A flag, a radio identity, a corporate owner and a service provider answer different questions. The records become more powerful when those differences stay visible.
Connected investigations · Public-source synthesis
Follow the process.
Find the responsibility.
Read across the case files: how a fleet is sustained, what happens to crews, and where the catch goes. Each investigation links its findings and gaps to the underlying records.
When the crew cannot leave
The labor story begins with recruitment and continues through pay, medical care and the possibility of getting home. A cargo restriction is only one part of accountability.
Follow the catch after it leaves the water
Carriers, postal parcels, drying houses and false-origin labels show how marine exploitation can continue far from a fishing deck.