Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Bangladesh: Chittagong shipbreaking yards

What do you do if you are a vessel owner and one of your vessels is written of and not profitable anymore? You sell it for a scrap metal price to a shipbreaker in Chittagong. Then you ground the vessel full speed on the beach when the tide is high. At low tide hundred's of Bangladeshi's with hammers and cutting torches take care of the rest. This is considered the most polluted place on earth....









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