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the Big Break
Thousands of workers risk their lives for pennies a day dismatling the world's largest ships, including Canada's.
The Story
Alang, India: A Shipbreaking Town
The Ghost Fleet
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the fifth estate: THE BIG BREAK
AIRING: Wednesday February 23, 2005 on CBC-TV
REPEATING: Wednesday August 17, 2005 at 9:00pm on CBC-TV

Where do the great ships go to die?  When these behemoths are no longer fit to sail safely on the seas,
they're dismantled piece by piece and sold for scrap.

Most end up in third world countries, where thousand of workers risk their lives for mere pennies a day
dismantling the world's ships, including Canada's.
It's some of the most dangerous work in the world, done in the name of profit for shipping companies,
where it's cheaper than a certified facility in our own backyard.

THE STORY - ALANG, INDIA: A PHOTOGALLERY - THE GHOST FLEET - RESOURCES
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