In his new book, The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime (North Point Press), national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly William Langewiesche delves into the freedom and lawlessness of the high seas. He examines the international shipping industry--how it works and the difficult lives of those who sail the world’s oceans. Forty-three thousand ships navigate the globe, a vast network run by companies registered in places like Panama and Liberia. The industry has few rules, and Langewiesche delves into not only the culture of today’s shipping industry, but into efforts to regulate it in the wake of the war on terrorism.