Throughout parts of the world, people desperate for work perform one of the world’s most dangerous jobs- ship breaking
Ship breaking is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts or for the extraction of materials. Modern ships have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years before corrosion, metal fatigue and a lack of parts render them uneconomical to run. Ship breaking allows the materials from the ship, especially steel, to be recycled and made into new products. This lowers the demand for mined iron ore and reduces energy use in the steelmaking process.
In 2012, roughly 1,250 ocean ships were broken down. India, Bangladesh, China and Pakistan have the highest market share and are global centres of ship breaking.
In Bangladesh, the recycled steel covers 20% of the country's needs and in India it's almost 10%.
savvyfuck on November 15th, 2017 at 23:48 UTC »
Throughout parts of the world, people desperate for work perform one of the world’s most dangerous jobs- ship breaking
Ship breaking is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts or for the extraction of materials. Modern ships have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years before corrosion, metal fatigue and a lack of parts render them uneconomical to run. Ship breaking allows the materials from the ship, especially steel, to be recycled and made into new products. This lowers the demand for mined iron ore and reduces energy use in the steelmaking process.
In 2012, roughly 1,250 ocean ships were broken down. India, Bangladesh, China and Pakistan have the highest market share and are global centres of ship breaking.
In Bangladesh, the recycled steel covers 20% of the country's needs and in India it's almost 10%.
Interesting Nat Geo article
Few more pictures:
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https://i.imgur.com/ISanKWF.jpg
On Google Maps...scroll down, it keeps going
Rubilax5 on November 16th, 2017 at 00:28 UTC »
Makes me think of this book
Beacon_0805 on November 16th, 2017 at 02:47 UTC »
some of them will ask you about Mirelurk infestation at the lower decks?