Shipbreaking in Gaddani Beach, Pakistan

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A watchman guards against the ship being dragged out to sea at high tides in Gaddani, Pakistan on May 31, 2008.
- [Michael Foley/Flickr Commons]
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An abandoned ship rests on Gaddani beach.
- [Michael Foley/Flickr Commons]
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Old oil drums at the Gadani ship breaking yard, near Karachi, Pakistan.
- [Michael Foley/Flickr Commons]
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Ropes at the Gaddani ship breaking yard.
- [Michael Foley/Flickr Commons]
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A man wielding a blow torch to separate steel of two different quality at a shipbreaking plot in Gaddani, Pakistan on March 9, 2013.
- [Mariya Karimjee/Flickr Commons]
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Chains at the Gaddani ship breaking yard.
- [Michael Foley/Flickr Commons]
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This photo taken on March 9, 2013 shows piles of metal wait at a shipyard at Gaddani to be sorted according to quality. After sorting, they will be sent to rerolling mills across Pakistan, where the steel will be transformed into rebar and girders for construction sites within Pakistan.
- [Mariya Karimjee/Flickr Commons]
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Workers at Gaddani use a gas cutter to cut the a piece of a cargo ship in current day Gaddani beach.
- [Mariya Karimjee/Flickr Commons]