Captain of Mercy: The Untold Cost of Saving Lives at Sea

In the dead of night, a rubber dinghy carrying forty-three people begins to sink. The nearest coast guard orders you to stand down. International law says you must intervene. Your crew's safety, your organization's survival, and your own freedom hang in the balance. Welcome to the Mediterranean, where rescue is political. This is the unflinching memoir of a captain who navigated more than treach...