Ship breaking, a photo from Chittagong, South

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Photographer's Note

Ships live, ships die. They come to die in places like this, one of Sitalpur ship breaking yards near Chittagong. Very specific place, very specific work, to say the least. Here, a group of workers is seen passing by a scrap block cut out of the hull of a large container vessel, carrying a heavy steel wire to fix on another block, so it can be winched closer to the shore. Their feet are bare, so are their hands; helmets are nowhere to be seen. Well, at least they are no children.
The photo is from March 2014, and the business is even brisker now.

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