Ship Breaking is the process of dismantling vessels for scrap recycling or disposal. While some other alternatives for ship disposal exist, the dismantling of a vessel is more attractive from an economic point of view, because it allows materials, such as steel, to be recycled.
Ship Breaking Yards are located all over Asia and are subject of controversy, due to the lack of enforcement of environmental and safety legislations, where salary, health, safety and working standards are minimal. It's a garbage dump of epic proportions. Environmental campaign groups such as Greenpeace have made the issue a high priority for their activities.
When I was talking with the workers at the yard, all of them had only one thing to say: "That's how thing are here, we are happy to have this job and provide to our families. We are proud to be ship breakers … "
More info: en.wikipedia.org
by Lukas Szolc-Nartowski
Ship Breaking Yard – Gadani | Pakistan
Even Google Says Live In Peace Love.
Deepak Punjabi
Baguio City
Edge of the World: Stunning Pitcairn Islands Revealed
In 2012 National Geographic's Pristine Seas project went on an expedition to the Pitcairn Islands—a legendary and remote archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—and returned with footage of incredible natural wonders underwater and on land. The expedition led to the historic announcement that the British government has created the largest contiguous marine reserve in the world, protecting this one-of-a-kind ecosystem. Join National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala as he meets with some of Pitcairn's residents and explores the waters around the islands.
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