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Ship breaking: Wreckers in deep water

By Amy Yee

Published: April 18 2007 03:45 | Last updated: April 18 2007 03:45

This is the place where ships come to die.

Alang, a coastal town in the north-western Indian state of Gujarat, is home to the world’s largest ship breaking industry. Its spoiled beach is littered with the carcasses of retired ocean liners, warships and tankers being disembowelled by fleets of low-paid Indian workers.

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