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1 posted on 03/11/2025 7:07:33 AM PDT by dennisw
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Wow! 9.92 million subscribers.

No wonder leftist views are so common in society!

Business Insider has a strong leftist bias.


2 posted on 03/11/2025 7:11:09 AM PDT by marktwain
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Steel from old vessels are recycled. So what’s wrong with that


3 posted on 03/11/2025 7:11:40 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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Kinda like trickle down economics.

There's money to be made throughout the supply chain and (product) lifecycles.

4 posted on 03/11/2025 7:13:30 AM PDT by NativeSon ( *> <*)
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This is where old outdated cruise ships, massive coal and oil tankers, etc. go. To get taken apart with oxy-acetylene torches and some clever ways that I would not have imagined.

The steel is recycled into Pakistan’s steel industry. That I have never heard of. Though I have heard of India/s. So maybe the recycled steel parts also go to Tata steelworks etc.

The ships get to this Pakistani beach under their own last gasp of diesel power. Though some might be towed there. The primary cutting up is done while they are still 3/4 in the water. This where the workers cut n lop off large steel panels that drop into the beach water.


8 posted on 03/11/2025 7:17:32 AM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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Really, isn’t it basically the same with used cars, used houses? Used anything is typically bought by people who can’t afford the new shiny thing, or those who prefer the savings over brand new items. Nothing wrong with that. “Dumping” sounds like leftist agitprop. Why not say donating, or offering for sale at a discount? Who says they can’t buy new ones if they can afford it?


9 posted on 03/11/2025 7:24:07 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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Mark Knopfler wrote a song about this years ago..

The lyrics tell the story pretty clearly, even without the accompanying video.

11 posted on 03/11/2025 7:45:30 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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200 men dismantlesan entire ship in 3 months!?? if I heard and read that right, id say thats pretty impressive...


16 posted on 03/11/2025 8:15:03 AM PDT by sit-rep
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and the math... 200 x $4 a day times 90 days... that $72,000 in labor. someone is making some money...


17 posted on 03/11/2025 8:17:58 AM PDT by sit-rep
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We went to Pakistan to figure out why international laws are being ignored.

Uh, maybe because they get away with it.

20 posted on 03/11/2025 8:53:56 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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If you would like to know more, check out this 1 hour documentary about the profession in Bangladesh. The Shipbreakers
29 posted on 03/11/2025 1:07:42 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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They are wearing their safety sandals 😜


33 posted on 03/11/2025 9:25:42 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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