NYT Outlaw Ocean

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: An old photo of Eril Andrade sits in his house. Eril was a victim of a Singapore based maritime manning agency, whose recruits are vulnerable to many forms of abuse both at sea and on land. Eril died in suspicious circumstances aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel - his family was told he died of a cardiovascular problem, but his body came back missing an eye and his pancreas. / Hannah Reyes Morales

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: The crew of a local fishing boat heads out for their night's catch. Members of the crew, who make approximately 35 USD per month, have expressed their desire to work on a larger fishing vessel for the promise of a higher income despite stories of fellow fishermen about the forms of abuse that happen on such vessels. / Hannah Reyes Morales

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: A box, which contained the body of Filipino seafarer Eril Morales Andrade, sits in the yard of his family home. Eril was a victim of a SIngapore based maritime manning agency, whose recruits are vulnerable to many forms of abuse both at sea and on land. Eril died in suspicious circumstances aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel - his family members were told that Eril died of a cardiovascular problem, but his family relates that the body came back missing an eye and his pancreas. / Hannah Reyes Morales

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: Conrad Banihit, a Filipino fisherman, is seen aboard a fishing boat. Conrad is a victim of a Singapore-based maritime manning agency that collected illegal placement fees from him, stationed him on a Taiwanese fishing vessel where he faced inhumane circumstances, and then failed to give him the salary he was promised. Today he has gotten out of the ship, and makes approximately 35 USD a month at a local fishing boat. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: A slip of paper with a typewritten prayer for seafarers is seen in the home of Reden Remorate. Remorate is one of the victims of a Singapore based maritime manning agency whose recruits are vulnerable to abuse both at sea and on land. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: Filipino students hang out near their maritime school. Seafaring is seen by many Filipino men as a way out of poverty. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: The crew of a local fishing boat heads out for their night's catch. Members of the crew, who make approximately 35 USD per month, have expressed their desire to work on a larger fishing vessel for the promise of a higher income despite stories of fellow fishermen about the forms of abuse that happen on such vessels. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: Inmates at the local jail, where Celia Robelo, a Filipina woman, is being held for human trafficking and illegal recruitment charges following the death of a Filipino seafarer. Robelo claims that she did not have any knowledge of the illegal nature of her recruitment, claiming she only wanted to help these men find work and a way out of poverty. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: Celia Robelo is seen with her son at a jail where she is being held on human trafficking and illegal recruitment charges following the death of a Filipino seafarer. Robelo claims that she did not have any knowledge of the illegal nature of her recruitment, claiming she only wanted to help these men find work and a way out of poverty. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: Men are seen at a local jail. The jail is now home to Celia Robelo, who is being charged for human trafficking and illegal recruitment, following the death of a Filipino seafarer. Robelo claims that she did not have any knowledge of the illegal nature of her recruitment, claiming she only wanted to help these men find work and a way out of poverty. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 20, 2015: Emmanuel Concepcion mops in the local fast food chain where he is currently employed after being repatriated from a fishing vessel. Emmanuel is a victim of a Singapore-based maritime manning agency that collected illegal placement fees from him, stationed him on a Taiwanese fishing vessel where he faced inhumane circumstances, and then failed to give him the salary he was promised. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: The crew of a local fishing boat fish for their night's catch. Members of the crew, who make approximately 35 USD per month, have expressed their desire to work on a larger fishing vessel for the promise of a higher income despite stories of fellow crewmembers about the forms of abuse that happen on such vessels. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: Conrad Banihit is seen in a local fishing boat in Kalibo, Philippines. Because of the low wage he earns, Conrad decided to go aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel, to which he was illegally recruited, then abused on board, and was not paid the salary he was promised. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: Fishermen work in a local fishing boat. Members of the crew, who make approximately 35 USD per month, have expressed their desire to work on a larger fishing vessel for the promise of a higher income despite stories of fellow fishermen about the forms of abuse that happen on such vessels. Hannah Reyes

Kalibo, Philippines - September 21, 2015: The captain of a local fishing boat is seen at work. Members of the crew, who make approximately 35 USD per month, have expressed their desire to work on a larger fishing vessel for the promise of a higher income despite stories of fellow fishermen about the forms of abuse that happen on such vessels. Hannah Reyes