Where Do Old Cruise Ships Go to Die? ⚓🚢 When a cruise ship reaches the end of its service life, it is often sent to shipbreaking yards for scrapping. These massive facilities dismantle vessels, recycling metal and salvaging reusable materials. The most common destinations for scrapped cruise ships are: 🔹 Alang, India – The world’s largest shipbreaking yard, handling numerous retired liners. 🔹 Aliaga, Turkey – A growing hub for eco-friendly ship recycling. 🔹 Gadani, Pakistan – Known for break

Ship Breaking Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap. Modern ships have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years before corrosion, metal fatigue and a lack of parts render them uneconomical to operate. Ship-breaking allows the materials from the ship, especially

Uncover the history of Alang! Famously the world's largest ship-breaking yard (est. 1983), it was just a small fishing village before. Its oldest and only known name is 'Alang'. Its unique coastal geography, with a high tidal range, destined it to become the global center for ship recycling. ✨ Which city's hidden history should we uncover next? Let us know in the comments and follow @uncover_gujarat! #alang #untoldhistory #bhavnagar #saurashtra #gujarathistory #shipbreaking #alangshipyard #incre