Atlantic magazine ran some photos of this process. http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/11/the-ship-breakers/100859/ http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/11/t

Atlantic magazine ran some photos of this process. http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/11/the-ship-breakers/100859/ http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/11/the-ship-breakers/1... It's amazing what sorts of things can happen when strong, dedicated, and intelligent people will work for 250 rupees per day and be happy about it. To me the amazing thing about this article is that owners can afford to scrap their ships after only a couple of decades in service. I guess nothing's built to last.