'Colombo Bay' Chronicles Life on Ship By Steve Inskeep Published January 11, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST Facebook LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:00 Journalist Richard Pollak's latest book, The Colombo Bay, tells the story of his five-week journey from Hong Kong to New York aboard a container ship. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Pollak. Copyright 2004 NPR