What happens to end-of-life ships? This photo shows ordinary workers from South Asia dismantling old ships on the beach using whatever tools they can find. The chemical waste ends up in the ocean.
But now the situation is to change - theEuropean Union is going to introduce newrules according to which ship dismantlement will be possible only with the help of special equipment and in specially allocated places. We hope that in the future such photos will not be included into our Photo of the Day column.
