check out this amazing and disturbing photo essay by brendan corr called End of the Line. it deals with the dangerous and hazardous work of ship breaking, the piece by piece dismanteling of those gigantic cargo ships, naval vessels, and cruise liners. now almost all of this highly toxic and hazardous work takes place asian countries, mostly in India, Bangladesh, Turkey, China, and Pakistan. workers are often exposed to high levels of asbestos, heavy metals, and other contaminants. greenpeace has been involved in effective activism and campaigns to stop western nations from exporting ‘end of life’ toxic ships to poorer countries. greenpeace has even spotlighted 50 toxic ships, including the Pacific Princess - a.k.a. the love boat, in their campaign.
ship breaking & ship graveyards
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by giantmonster
on March 15, 2006
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Tags: activism, asbestos, asian_countries, bangladesh, cargo_ships, china, contaminants, cruise_liners, documentary, end-of-the-line, environment, greenpeace, hazardous, heavy_metals, india, love_boat, naval_vessels, pacific_princess, pakistan, photo_essay, toxic, treehugger, turkey.
There’s a documentary about this currently airing on the Discovery Channel that’s really very well done and that doesn’t pull any punches.
I watched that documentary. Almost unbelievable. About 360 people die a year (a death a day). Most of them are just thrown into the ocean. People die of hideous disease from constant exposure to toxic substances. Really opens your eyes and makes you value your life more.
If anyone know who I should contact to get in touch with people in charge to get rid of ship to be dismanteled, I would be interested in been able to be in touch with theses persons. Please write back to me at: ameunier@bellsouth.net
thank you.
Anne-Marie