Breaking Ships by Rolan Buerk
Asbestos, explosives, and chemical waste are only a few of the hazards involved in the meticulous work of destroying a giant ship. When new labor laws and environmental standards came to Europe, the ship-breaking industry moved to places like Chittagong on the coast of Bangladesh-places where the lives of workers seem expendable, and the environment is someone else's problem.Breaking Shipsfollows the demise of the Asian Tiger, a ship destroyed at one of the twenty ship-breaking yards along the beaches of Chittagong. BBC Bangladesh correspondent Roland Buerk takes us through the process-from beaching the vessel to its final dissemination, from wealthy shipyard owners to poverty-stricken ship cutters, and from the economic benefits for Bangladesh to the pollution of its once pristine beaches.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781596090361 |
| ISBN 10 | 1596090367 |
| Title | Breaking Ships |
| Author | Rolan Buerk |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Chamberlain Bros |
| Year published | 2006-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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