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Inside the shipbreaking yards of Chittagong

Inside the shipbreaking yards of Chittagong
6th May 2012 The shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh has been widely condemned by international organisations in particular for exposing low paid workers to high levels of asbestos and contaminating the environment
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Alang yard dismantles record ships in 2011  12

Alang yard dismantles record ships in 2011 12
10 April 2012 Ship breaking and recycling at Alang in Gujarat has registered highest number of ships coming for recycling during fiscal 2011-12
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A Not So Sweet Good Bye to The Love Boat

A Not So Sweet Good Bye to The Love Boat
14 March 2012 The original Love Boat is no more The ship focal point of the TV series the Love Boat has been laid up in Italy since 2009 and now has been sold. It will be towed to Turkey to be broken up
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The Recycling of the Grey Rover

The Recycling of the Grey Rover
15 Feb 2012 watch this amazing timelapse video of the demolition of the RFA Grey Rover of the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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Marine Atlantic defends sale of former ferries

Marine Atlantic defends sale of former ferries
3rd Nov 2011 Marine Atlantic has recently released a seven-page document outlining the decisions surrounding the sale of the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood and the MV Caribou
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There show blows    Moment a 500 ton barge is destroyed by explosives

There show blows Moment a 500 ton barge is destroyed by explosives
27th Oct 2011 Jacobs Bay South Africa This is the moment a massive 500 ton six storey stack of barges went BOOM after it was blown up by explosives.
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HMS Ark Royal to be turned into a diving reef

HMS Ark Royal to be turned into a diving reef
15th September 2011 It was once the iconic flagship of the Royal Navy, but the HMS Ark Royal could now be sunk and turned into an artificial diving reef to boost Devon’s tourism and local economy.
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Iron Crows

Iron Crows
August 25th 2011 Eye opening documentary about the people involved demolishing ships in Bangladesh
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