Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard (Fauzdahart Beach)

Bangladesh / Chattagam /
 shipwreck, shipyard
Starting from the year 1969 (Wikipedia) over-aged ships are piloted at high tide onto the beach to be scrapped, almost entirely by manual labor. According to FP magazine, half of the world's supertankers are dismantled here.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_Ship_Breaking_Yard
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Coordinates:   22°28'0"N   91°42'51"E

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  • http://alexiuss.deviantart.com/journal/17919112/
  • 90+ ships being salvaged here. Nearly twice the next two yards combined Gadani/Pakistan and Alang/India Maersk has moved it's ship scrapping elsewhere due to the death rate here.
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