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js2 · 2019-07-07 · Original thread
Let me add one more to your list:

https://www.amazon.com/Freighter-Captain-Max-Hardberger/dp/0...

Max repos ships. The stories are amazing. You can find various pieces written about him by Googling his name such as:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/14/max-hardberger...

And a 50 minute interview with him while is where I first heard of him:

http://www.thestory.org/stories/2008-09/out-pirating-pirates

js2 · 2015-05-16 · Original thread
For some reason this story reminded me of this guy who repos ships:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/14/max-hardberger-...

If you google his name you can find a few neat stories about him. He wrote a pretty entertaining book about his adventures too:

http://www.amazon.com/Freighter-Captain-Max-Hardberger/dp/09...

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