Shipbreaking: a necessary and problematic industry

Today, in answer to a listener question, a look at a troubling but necessary industry: shipbreaking.

Where do old ships go to die? The answer mostly is to a shipbreaking yard somewhere in South Asia, to countries like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

We'll talk about the hazards of shipbreaking as is it conducted in most cases. We'll also look at places where environmentally responsible shpibreaking is happening.