Meet the Shipbreakers of the Great Lakes | The Agenda

Have you ever wondered what happens to ships once they've reached the end of their lives? For many in the Great Lakes, that place in Marine Recycling Corporation in Port Colborne, Ontario. Marine Recycling has recycled more than 100 vessels for their steel. Field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to the founder Wayne Elliott about how long it takes to recycle a ship, why shipbreaking is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and how his company competes with shipbreakers around the world.
Have you ever wondered what happens to ships once they’ve reached the end of their lives? For many in the Great Lakes, that place in Marine Recycling Corporation in Port Colborne, Ontario. Marine Recycling Corporation has recycled more than 100 vessels for their steel - including the Ojibway, S.T. Crapo, the Manistee, Henry Ford II, and SS Henry Steinbrenner.
Field producer Jeyan Jeganathan talks to the founder Wayne Elliott - one of the most experienced shipbreakers in the world - about how long it takes to recycle a ship, why shipbreaking is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and how his company competes with shipbreakers around the world.
00:00 Intro
00:10 Where ships come to die
00:53 Marine Recycling Corporation
01:14 Meet one of the world’s greatest shipbreakers
01:57 How vessels get to the shipyard
02:18 How ships get cut up
02:34 Occupational hazards
03:17 Lakers vs Salties
3:25 Environmental considerations
3:55 How shipbreaking has changed over time in Canada
4:35 Shipbreaking around the world
4:51 The human toll of shipbreaking
5:10 The beaching method
5:37 The risks of towing across the ocean
6:09 A difficult business
6:34 Shipbreaker’s pride
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