Lost At Sea BBC Radio 5 Live

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.

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?
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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.

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.
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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.

Rachel travels to Panama to retrace Keith’s last days on land, where she has a chance encounter at the port.
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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.

​​What could Keith have encountered on board the Victoria 168? Rachel hears stories from other observers of cruel captains, knife fights, and bribery.
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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.

Did Keith’s decision to speak out about the mistreatment of crew members put him in a vulnerable position?
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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.