Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Ship-Breaking-at-Alang-Scrap-Yard-in-India-27MZIFIGHO9S.htmlConceptually similarAlang Scrap Yard in IndiaGP0R73Completed★★★★Incineration at Alang Scrap Yard in IndiaGP0KACCompleted★★★★Incineration at Alang Scrap Yard in IndiaGP0KSVCompleted★★★★Workers scrapping ship at Alang scrap yard. Gujarat, IndiaGP09F7Completed★★★★Workers scrapping ship at Alang scrap yard. Gujarat, IndiaGP079KCompleted★★★★Shipbreaking IndiaGP01CWQCompleted★★★★★★★Ship Breaking at Alang Scrap Yard in IndiaGP0FP4Completed★★★★Ship Breaking at Alang Scrap Yard in IndiaGP0HPGCompleted★★★★Ship Breaking at Alang Scrap Yard in IndiaGP0YJWCompleted★★★★View AllGP02S41Ship Breaking at Alang Scrap Yard in IndiaWorkers scrapping a ship at the Alang scrap yard. Under very poor working conditions workers dismantle ships from all over the world. The steel will be recycled, while the toxic waste (oil, astbestos, lead) will be dumped in the ocean or burned.In original language:Arbeiter zerschlagen eine SchiffschraubeArbeiter zerschlagen eine Schiffschraube (Propeller) mit Haemmern. Ohne jegliche Schutzkleidung zerlegen schlechtbezahlte Arbeiter in der Bucht von Alang Schiffe aus der gesamten Welt. Der Stahl wird recycelt, die freigesetzten Giftstoffe z.b. Blei, Farbreste, Asbest und Oel werden ins Meer geleitet oder verbrannt. Im Schnitt rechnet man mit einem toetlichen Arbeitsunfall pro Tag und Schiff. Greenpeace fordert, die Schiffe vor dem Zerlegen in Indien von allen Schadstoffen zu bereinigen.Locations:Alang-Asia-Gujarat-IndiaDate:20 Sep, 1998Credit:Copyright unknownMaximum size:2369px X 1555pxKeywords:Air pollution-Burning-Day-Fires-Incineration-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Pollution-Ship breakers-Ship breaking-Ship breaking yards-Ships-Three people-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Ship Breaking Yards in IndiaIn 1998, Greenpeace sent investigators to the world's largest scrapping site for ocean going ships in Alang, India. Here they witnessed appalling worker conditions and mass environmental pollution: workers were routinely having to remove carcinogenic asbestos with their bare hands; toxic materials were being dumped in the sea or on nearby agricultural land; workers were seen torch-cutting ship steel into small pieces and inhaling the toxic fumes of lead paints. Greenpeace laboratory analysis of seawater, sediment and soil samples from around Alang showed that the region is becoming increasingly contaminated. Residual oil inevitably pollutes the sea. Materials and objects containing asbestos are widely distributed around the country both as waste and for reuse.
