Adventures on the High Seas

By charles, 08/02/2009, 12:26 PM EDT

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Quick Study: Pirates!
Even before sacking the U.S.-flagged Maersk, high-seas thieves had been plenty busy hijacking loaded ships in sparsely patrolled waters. Here, the Reader's Digest Version of why this centuries-old scourge is back—and its human and financial toll.
Drama: Lost at Sea
The sailboat is gone. The night is dark. And there are four life jackets for five men.
Shark! How One Surfer Survived an Attack
When a two-ton predator caught surfer Todd Endris in its jaws, an unlikely group of swimmers came to his rescue.
Lost in the Mountains
Charlie Hench thought a solo hike through the Sierra Nevada would quell his midlife wanderlust. Then things took a dangerous turn.