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You are here: Home Archive 2009 Apr 02 Up for scrap: in the defence of beaching ships for recycling

Up for scrap: in the defence of beaching ships for recycling

by Obsidian last modified Apr 02, 2009 12:00 AM

The beaching method for ship recycling has been successfully practised for several years along the 10 km long beach at Alang, which has a very high tidal gradient, leaving vessels out of the water during low tide.

In order to pronounce a particular method of ship recycling as environmentally friendly, an exhaustive study of beaching or drydocking should be carried out, and only then can one conclude accurately on any particular method.

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