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Aug 2022
3m 37s

Introducing Lost At Sea

Bbc Radio 5 Live
About this episode

The mysterious disappearance of Keith Davis, a fisheries observer who went missing 500 miles off the coast of Peru. In August 2015 Keith boarded a tuna vessel, the Victoria 168, but when the ship returned to port a month later, Keith wasn’t on it. Reporter Rachel Monroe investigates.

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Credits

Reporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace

Executive Producer: Paul Smith. Commissioning Editor for BBC: Dylan Haskins.

Lost At Sea is a BBC Studios Factual Podcast Unit production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

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Episode 1: 500 Miles from shore
Keith Davis spent sixteen years as an observer, working for months at a time on fishing vessels. But then, in September 2015, he disappeared at sea. How could this have happened?__CreditsReporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Design and Music: Jon Nicholls ... Show More
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Episode 2: Hidden Currents
In August 2015 Keith Davis boarded a tuna vessel, the Victoria 168. When the ship returned to port, Keith was missing. With the help of Keith’s observer log, Rachel tries to make sense of his final voyage.__CreditsReporter: Rachel Monroe Series Producer: Monica Whitlock Sound Des ... Show More
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