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The Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard, responsible for dismantling a significant number of retired freight and cargo ships salvaged from around the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located on the Gulf of Khambhat by the town of Alang , in the district of Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat , India .
Ongoing ship breaking at Alang. Alang is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Because it is home to the Alang Ship Breaking Yard, Alang beaches are considered the world's largest ship graveyard.The name of Capt. N. Sundaresan will be remembered in the histories of ALANG, as the founder of Alang Ship Recycling Yard.
Ship breaking yard Country City Province Founded Plots L (km) ref Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard: Bangladesh: Chittagong: Chittagong: 1960 18 [1] [2] [3]Alang Ship Breaking Yard
Removing steel plates from a ship using cranes [1] at Alang Ship Breaking Yard in India. Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.
The vessel was sold to Indian ship breakers, and renamed Mont for a final journey in December 2009. After clearing Indian customs, the ship sailed to Alang Ship Breaking Yard, Alang, Gujarat, where she was beached for scrapping, which was completed in 2010. [9] [10]
English: Alang, India March 23, 2017 When one of the world’s ships reaches the end of its useful life, it often ends up on one of three beaches in South Asia—Alang India, Gadani Pakistan, or Chittagong Bangladesh. The ships are grounded at high tide, then slowly disassembled with blowtorches and crowbars.
A co-production of the National Film Board of Canada with Storyline Entertainment directed by Michael Kot, the film explores the practice of ship breaking decommissioned vessels in Alang, India. Awards
A ship graveyard, ship cemetery or breaking yard is a location where the hulls of scrapped ships are left to decay and disintegrate, or left in reserve. Such a practice is now less common due to waste regulations and so some dry docks where ships are broken (to recycle their metal and remove dangerous materials like asbestos ) are also known as ...