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SHIPBREAKERS | Would you risk your life dismantling the world’s largest ships just to survive? | NFB

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Ships, submarines & maritimeLabor, work & inequalityDocumentaries & storytelling

What it is

An NFB documentary about the shipbreaking yards of Alang, India, where about 40,000 people dismantle huge ships by hand in dangerous conditions.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for an up-close look at the shipbreaking industry.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “a big time investment but worth watching is this”

    Documentary on dangerous shipbreaking work in the yards of South Asia

    Paddywack, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Two containers with same number detected in Chittagong port”

  2. “Both mortifying and fascinating to see this industry up close.”

    Hour-long documentary giving a close look at the shipbreaking industry

    h0l0cube, 2024-05 · Recommendation · in “Shipbreaking”

  3. “This (and similar) documentaries of the salvage beaches in India show a lot of interior cutting”

    Shows interior cutting of ships at salvage beaches in India

    jitl, 2024-09 · Recommendation · in “Cruise ships chopped in half are a license to print money”

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Topics: alang, ship recycling, labor conditions, india, industry

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