In 2012 more than 1300 ocean-going ships were sold for breaking. Only a minority of these end-of-life vessels were handled in a safe, sustainable manner. About two thirds of the ships were simply run ashore on tidal beaches in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. This article takes a look at how ship recycling can become cleaner and safer.
Shipbreakers in Pakistan
November 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Pakistani men use little more than their bare hands to dismantle an abandoned oil tanker for scrap metal.
Ship’s Deck Iron Rubble Crushes Shipbreakers in Pakistan
October 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A few days ago three labourers were killed while working in the Gadani ship-breaking yard on the Balochistan coast. Several labourers were working in the ship-breaking yard, about 50 kilometres northwest of Karachi, when heavy iron rubble from a ship’s deck fell on them, killing three of them on the spot and injuring several others. The labourers were immediately shifted to Karachi.