When Ola Sorenson takes early retirement from Swedbank in Malmo, he decides to realise his dreams, buying 'Calypso', a 45' yacht, and setting sail on a round-the-world journey with his wife Freda. It's something he's always wanted to do, but it was soon to turn into his worst nightmare.
Sailing down the coast of Djibouti, the couple are overcome by Somali pirates, their dreamboat sunk before their very eyes.
Jason Sturrock, a SAS man with their Boat Troop, is given an unusual assignment to train the Somali Coastguard in the coastal town of Berbera. When the Swedish government ask their British counterparts if they have any assets in the region, Jason soon gets roped in. One man against a team of pirates...