Bangladesh 2013 Part 1

[@nickfortunato2938]

Watching a video like this lets me know how blessed I am

[@LeonUnger]

me too.

[@maxasaurus3008]

Exactly

[@RichardWilliams-lr4mj]

They are definitely hard working souls Show them Respect and be kind they are proud people

[@peterpan5098]

Thanks a lot,☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@jerrywbrice]

That guy who walked off a fast moving train into rocks with a huge jug of food on his head, and never skipped a beat. Legendary.

[@graceleah3216]

x3n0 : That train was doing like 20mph, the guy didn’t miss a step.

[@jerrywbrice]

@@graceleah3216 Can you walk 20 mph? Steps and beats are synonymous in terms of describing a rhythm. Regardless of the language used, what the guy did was impressive.

[@sebastianverney7851]

what a marvellous job you're doing in recording all this, and you have such a good eye for shots

[@chrisparlow6282]

I would love to see more about this country a lot more some thing not shown to much is this country. Please show this country more thanks and the people

[@blackthorne57]

Hi Chris, Thank you for your interest. This link will take you to my KZbin channel where you will find other videos I have shot in Bangladesh. kzbin.info/door/tN2eb34OgmyHzxa4hnFeEw I have ten albums of photos on Flickr including people, markets, waterways etc. This link should take you to my Flickr page. Search through the thumbnails to find the ones on Bangladesh www.flickr.com/photos/laversentertainers/albums

[@waseemhaydar]

Wow that's great video 📹 Thank you so much 💕 for your Beautiful sharing Greetings from Lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@blackthorne57]

Thank you.

[@erikwahlstrom976]

I love these Bangladesh 2013 videos. Thank you for the long unhurried takes and the lack of music.

[@manikdubai5227]

Erik Wahlström ïū

[@tba8241]

I'm a retired Chief Engineer(British Merchant Navy).I've run two VLCC's up the beach where this was filmed.No visitors are allowed in the breaking yards because of what you see here.The owners say they're improving things for the workers,the same people who breath in asbestos day in day out,the same people who lose limbs,never to work again. I was treated like a King whilst I was there,wined and dined by the people who bought the ships,but each time I broached the subject of work conditions the conversation was diverted.They don't want to know what happens in the breaking yard,they just park their fat arses behind their very plush desks and start looking for more ships. I take my hat off to you,Blackthorne57,for visiting the place.It is heartbreaking,it really is.

[@edossp133]

George Anderson hi capt

[@vasavasa7382]

Дудку залепи

[@islamrisul9063]

George Anderson thank u caprian sir but our corrupted gov doesn't feel they busy their jod facking gov bd we hate this gov .

[@itsyoboyskinnypenis7898]

Thanks for the insight.

[@deerhunter7482]

When the fat cats breathe their last breath their afterlife will be eternity as a pig in the mud at the shipyard or a cow at the landfill I hope it was worth it!

[@КонстантинКовалев-ф1ь]

Очень интересное и познавательное видео. Очень много ручного труда при том, что есть и современные бульдозера Cat и погрузчики на базе экскаватора Kobelco. Есть просто перлы доисторической механизации. В общем посмотрел все 6 видео из Бангладеш от автора. Очень круто.

[@blackthorne57]

Спасибо

[@RRaucina]

As a long time occasional welder, those fumes from cutting copper and lead hull paint is going to create an entire generation of disabled people. Like the American miners before the pneumatic drills were water fed, black lung or silicosis. For a dollar a day these guys could have respirators and shoes or rubber boots. The idea of being barefoot on that beach is mind bending

[@InsidertecPrapo]

very important job (to the world enviroment) and very small money.... amazing video

[@almeggs3247]

I like the guys with their arms around each other pulling that cylinder up a hill Shows such love and compassion!

[@brocongonigga3690]

Indian high-tech

[@premekhomola_BugrGoregrind]

thank you, i would like to see live outside Dhaka..

[@blackthorne57]

Please see the other videos on my Bangladesh playlist. kzbin.info/aero/PLI59z6tJnu5pBQ86BY688f5Ebf3cbErRM

[@premekhomola_BugrGoregrind]

@@blackthorne57 i checked almost all of them, good job. Sometimes you have problem with horizont but i like the way you edit it.No music, just good quality video!

[@australiantrains8988]

Great video and insight into how these poor people struggle to exist in day to today life in a crowded, polluted and over populated country.😃

[@jamesgrant9289]

Honest hardworking souls. This isn’t fair.

[@timmayer8723]

James Grant it is the way of the third world. Very few chiefs and way too many Indians.

[@Badmike53]

How did you get such excellent footage off those ship breaking yards without getting into trouble. What make of camera were you using. Your whole Bangladesh series is well done, it shows this nation by it’s true self. Job well done!

[@blackthorne57]

Thank you for your kind comments. We had prior written permission to visit one of the yards. Not easy to obtain, we had to declare we were not journalists. The yard was much like any scrap-yard with not much of interest to see. Outside the yard we walked along a jetty/pier used for small passenger ferries. This offered good views but only of a few ships. At high tide we 'chartered' a converted lifeboat to view from the seaward side. The pier had open access and I think the 'lifeboat' just needed paying for the trip. Access onto the beached ships is not possible. Do not try to 'bunk' into the yards. I was using a Panasonic HDC SD90 with a Rode Stereo VideoMic.

[@iayan2810]

very nice documentry ,really gd job

[@steveturpin4242]

It shows how essential unions are to survival in conditions like this!

[@Delirium386]

..very nice video....but a nightmare for the workers

[@p.arnevik6734]

They could easyli made a Star wars set here . May the torch be with you....

[@tobaccorich]

Great footage of this scary looking place

[@Badmike53]

Thank you very much for your fast response. Since I travel lightly, a monopod is one of my favourite tools to use to get steady footage.

[@kam70111]

Beached a ship at Chittagong. The mud sucks of all types of foot apparel and heavy machinery?

[@ajadrew]

Great video showing how it is without opinion

[@balmesh]

Fascinating, George. You do get to some out-the-way places!

[@garkar908]

Question. Why cant they pull those ships in further on shore instead of being way out there in low tide?

[@blackthorne57]

The ships are beached at high tide, usually under their own power. They weigh tens of thousands of tons. It would be impossible to haul them further in by a winch. Once beached, the hull and superstructure are cut into large chunks and hauled up the beach (see my video) to be further cut up on shore.

[@Fredricful]

Vordan ser det ut her om 500 år? Med drift?

[@dancujo5591]

And some only making $6 a day. Feed a family of four seven days a week with that. Someone else commented that we Americans are lucky to have what we do have. Having a bad day at your job, just think about these men.

[@markhal5411]

In 2016, the average HOUSEHOLD INCOME in Bangladesh was $602 US Dollars a year. In only 100 working days, one of these men can provide for his family very well for the entire year.

[@islamrisul9063]

@@markhal5411 u news false we are bangladeshi khow little money pay this ship breaking company per day 6/ 7 doller not much

[@SpaceGhost999]

It's been said, being born in a western country is like winning the lottery.

[@brocongonigga3690]

Indian osha

[@brocongonigga3690]

@@SpaceGhost999 yes like Haiti 😕

[@billalbion]

I'm 74, pleased to be still strong and able, worked in a industrial scrap yard all my life including driving lorries, torch cutting and breaking up and removing heavy machinery from mills etc. In my early years it was all heavy strenuous hand balled work, often in dusty smokey conditions. These men seem happy enough in their work and not being pushed, also nice warm weather compared to the cold wet winters here in Scotland or trying to break out scrap in keen frost. The comments make me think that some people know little about the very important scrap recycling industry. It has to be done somewhere in the world as raw materials will run out some day. Commenters may not agree, but the lack of bureaucracy and health and safety goons often makes life a lot easier, safer, more productive for men that know there jobs, plus a saving in income tax paying for unnecessary offices. These are real men doing a tough job making money for themselves and their country like many others world wide that break up ships unlike the pet lamb comments men below who don't know about real life. Thanks for posting.

[@blackthorne57]

Thank you for your well considered reply. I am sure in your younger days you were grateful to be employed even if the conditions were harsh. The choice was work or you and your family starved.

[@hasanfoyejul5500]

+billalbion my love & respect for u from BANGLADESH

[@pkshome123]

Still Bangladesh shipbreaking yards follow better safety rules than the world's biggest yard at Alang, India, where on an average 300 workers die in a year due to safety issues. Numbers of ships broken is more than 300 per year. Greed, low cost of labours and available down stream projects makes Alang a unique place for ship breaking, flouting all safety and environment rules! Though I am born as Indian I love Bangladesh.

[@wilsixone]

Thanks for an excellent comment. Well understood.

[@ericvondumb2838]

Pradip: Whether your on top of a compost pile or at the bottom, your still on a compost pile. Your numbers are off too! 194 workers died in a two year span at Alang. Stop being a shill for the great working conditions in Bangladesh. These people are being exploited into their graves and you approve of that? These are men, with their families, working in slave like environments. Shame on you!

[@silkdestroyer]

Does that sign on the wall read"safety first"? Are they serious?

[@darrenlee71]

Funny

[@defencebangladesh4068]

Irony

[@naimsharifakash9989]

Its just a meme. We are used to this type of things.

[@waikwonglai2813]

@@naimsharifakash9989 一一。

[@starman7906]

do you still make Bangladesh video ?

[@blackthorne57]

Thank you for viewing my videos. I have not been to Bangladesh since the start of the Covid Pandemic. Before, I was visiting twice each year. I hope to return when Covid, the airlines and visas allow me to do so. I hope I will be able to upload more Bangladesh videos.

[@Trust54]

how about a Dock for ship

[@8pietia]

all clear now with the polution

[@Fredricful]

Hva skjer hvist det ikke blir levert båter til hugging? Hvor mange tusen mister da jobben?

[@BilgePump]

Dang man, use the cranes to rig a overhead winch to move the cut parts over to the loading area. YW.

[@Fredricful]

Fra ulykke i treffer til du ligger på sykehuset operasjons salen?

[@The123456ml]

Thanks for showing this vidio, it shows how thankful we americans should be.

[@khanvonaltena5780]

Why so many Americans are gay and lesbian. ..😲😲

[@hasansohel88]

why u guys replying negatively? dont you understand english properly? this guys is saying something positively but you all are replying negatively .

[@hasansohel88]

not hatred. lack of knowledge on English language. @xXxPERIO

[@monikachandel2013]

michael lawrence

[@fredcrowle3006]

michael lawrence movies The

[@abdulrahmanabdulghani8833]

TQ for the videos

[@Pladeklassikeren]

I like that. Citigong express. What are they driving, 30 mph

[@jinmatwha264]

After this video, i fell in love with ships even more!

[@sbc388550]

.................... How many fish heads per hour does ship breaking pay? And is there a bowl of rice bonus at days end?

[@blackthorne57]

I do not know the level of wages for the shipbreaking yard workers, it is not high. Wages for most workers in BD are very low. However, the wages allow them to feed, clothe and house their families which is better than being out of with no income. BD does not have a Social Security system for persons without a job. Work or starve.

[@horrgakx]

Fascinating.

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Those two men at 11:00 must like some engine thrash, or try avoiding sitting in the diesel fumes by sitting in front of the exhaust port (the second option seems more likely)

[@Nick1990Bass]

03:49 "Safety FIrst"....

[@kt.hehner5997]

Hard working people.a lot of people here in us need to see how ruff it is over their and great we have it.

[@Altenholz]

Somehow, a very special mood down there i guess.

[@marcoinsalata8119]

Speachless..

[@mowaiskhan8672]

Human is priceless.....

[@68TV]

feels like on Mars

[@atikrussell6100]

Yes I live in this country

[@MinhLuanNguyen1985]

Verry good

[@qwertzu87]

за эти сьемки им пришлось хорошо заплатитть и рисковать жизнью ... там просто так непоснимаешь

[@lucianofrank9279]

Pensa em um lugar insalubre!

[@eleanorwitchercrow6744]

Thank you for sharing yet another great video of you're adventures, I live In the UK but I am from mainland Europe. I think the people are extremely friendly and humble, every country has a poor part, some sadly worse than others, but these people still smile through the tough times, I send to them all peace and light🌜☀️🌛

[@russg1801]

Note the caption that says "very little mechanical handling is used." Why should they invest in capital equipment when you have an army of desperately poor people who have to labor or starve?

[@bacanichannel2529]

at time 10:02 munutes ,i saw ''MOHEGAN PRINCESS [manila] its made in the ''philippines'' ship why the'y throw out there in bangladesh mud soil, its so sad when i saw the situation work hard force of bengali people out there,.

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

Russ G Russ my good friend you have upper management written all over you!!

[@ejmaza8174]

@@bacanichannel2529 not made in Philippines but the ship is registered in Philippines Manila port specifically

[@bacanichannel2529]

@@ejmaza8174 ,yeah the philippines is 4rth ship building in the world ,you dont know that if you are filipino you should know that,

[@ejmaza8174]

@@bacanichannel2529 ikr but mohegan princess is not made in PH though. It's a second hand vessel from Japan

[@lisacloe]

bonjour bon ok ca bosse mais la polution la on ne dit rien

[@patrickwhelan5703]

Guys working on the sheet steel in sandals is mind blowing. Bruise a toe much?

[@bsbsbsbjsbsbeb555]

ماشاء الله

[@reaction12121]

In Pakistan Ships are directly ancer on Beach

[@tysoncrow8071]

I've seen some beautiful medium to small sized ships with the bridge up towards the front of the ship that I would love to turn into a home

[@sbc388550]

Hire 20 of rhese people to drag it to your property.

[@paijo_adventure]

untung banyak itu perkilonya .. sama mesin2nya masih bagus

[@Fredricful]

Og det er jo vell ikke så bra og miste jobben eller? Hvordan da få lønning og penger til sin familie?

[@petejones6030]

Wouldn’t it be better to convert these ships into homes? Bit more sturdy when the rains/storms come

[@blackthorne57]

Possibly yes, but the shipyards pay 2-3 million US dollars each for them, not the sort of money local people can afford. Who would pay the cost of conversion and where would they be moored?

[@viksud8077]

После этих съемок в Читтагонге вполне можно пересмотреть "свои трудности" в этой жизни.

[@seka1986]

Nice video.

[@budyri1302]

Me lembra o livro O Inferno de Dante !

[@nickdawn3985]

@4:00 notice the sign on the building "Safety First"? There is zero safety in what they are forced to endure.

[@sbc388550]

... Food before shoes.

[@FSXNOOB]

"Safety First" @3:48 :(

[@kosmovoxuseinov5001]

behind the curtain of the shining lives of rich nations

[@drinkwise1007]

Hi. That was different. Thanks

[@singervishallovanshi111]

Respect For All Yard Workers...

[@lisamilito3480]

This is very inhumane to have these men working in such horrific and dangerous conditions! And only little money ! I wish I was rich! I'd help every single one of them!

[@paxmule]

NOBODY's that rich - and how do you think the rich got rich?

[@danafield4696]

Lisa Milito Holden bullshit u would ! Your just saying that !u would keep ur money for yourself and your family !

[@meme-bz6iw]

Lisa Milito Holden all bullshit sweetie . If you were rich , for sure were you lay down on the beach without watching this shit. Don’t be hypocrite. They need a miracle not money how messy they are.

[@ardkoreable]

for 10 cents you have a bread over there so 3$ a day is not bad lol

[@14598175]

This happened because lefties pushed these operations out of 1st world countries.

[@SpaceGhost999]

I'll never be able to understand why they don't utilize more machinery in ship breaking. You have 14 guys carrying one piece of plate steel, with a 15th guy pretending to. When you could have one equipment operator instead.

[@blackthorne57]

Increased mechanisation would make a large proportion of the workforce jobless. Bangladesh does not have a social security system; no work means no money to feed their families. Perhaps one day the Bangladesh Government will be wealthy enough to offer state aid to the unemployed, until then hard work for little pay is better than no pay and starvation.

[@frankbutaric3565]

Disposable human labor is cheaper

[@breakinn403]

Am I mistaken or what? Is that worker in the green shirt wearing a metal looking artificial right leg?

[@hogleg66]

No that’s the sludge from the beach he washing it off just only had one Cleaned off

[@station08]

All of it very sad.

[@RozdelovskeRozhledy]

Excellent video.

[@peteharrison9816]

GOD SAID THAT WE WILL WORK THE LAND ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES

[@dandixon4034]

But we do not respect what GOD has given us,We just keep taking, I pray for all of us

[@mdnahidislamm.n.s4221]

good warks Bangladesh

[@rameshchadrapatel3448]

At Least bigger countries should donate the equipment and safety gears for those countries

[@delboytrotter8806]

Good video thanx, those poor people. Big business = slave labour.

[@blackrose-je1lq]

It was a giant ship's graveyard, and a pile of iron debris.

[@northstarstatepolitics1652]

rip these ships they served the oceans well always sad to see them being scrapped

[@papabits5721]

are those steele toe sandles?

[@bonegrubber]

8:26 so someone added NO MORONI?

[@blackthorne57]

Well spotted, but I have no idea what it means.

[@bonegrubber]

@@blackthorne57 I did hear on another ship breaking documentary that after ships are sold they are all renamed for the trip to these beaches. Maybe to avoid any publicity or calling attention.

[@blackthorne57]

@@bonegrubber Sounds plausible

[@JoeSmith-om9dv]

Wow we don’t get great food service on trains like that in Canada

[@RRaucina]

You also dont get explosive diarrhea in Canada from train food.

[@edwinengging4843]

Hi,who can help me buy something from ship breaking yard? Thanks

[@MrHeatscore94]

i can what do you need?

[@jimmysskits7866]

I whold live to tal you but dot know

[@edwinengging4843]

+Jim Tay: Hi, I'm Edwin from Malaysia,my email:[e-mail] & whatsapp/line:60197136211. Thanks

[@Тоха82-у2х]

Капец жесть!! 21 век на дворе, нууу каждому своё...

[@airdura7091]

Not crane for building.😬😬😢

[@DrFrankensteam]

Guy at 15:12 getting off train with bucket on head and not dumping it = boss!

[@TAHITIAIRLINES]

Merci pour ces belles prises d'images Thank's for your nice video quality what is camera please?

[@blackthorne57]

Thank you, sorry for the delayed reply. I was using a Panasonic HDC SD90 camcorder

[@TAHITIAIRLINES]

blackthorne57 thank you

[@shifttube1283]

stop @3:26 what is that round thing at the dude driving the back ho

[@RRaucina]

First, It is an excavator, or a track hoe, second that is a electro magnet with an off and on switch. They should invest in a few hundred more of these.

[@artjones2498]

i know this is a old vid....everybody for work & work for everybody...i do understand the wages are low all across the board....when i seen the guys waist deep in that stinkin oily chemical filled muck looking for cables and chains i have the ut most respect for them....i work on heavy equipment in the field....but never have been i anything like that...

[@DC-uo5hy]

These men are working. I have seen this worldwide. They sincerly are gratefull to have a meaningfull job. Please remember, many countries have massive populations with little work. These men have jobs and families. Yes, responsible management and safety are impotant but prosperous people in prosperous countries have no right to be critical of their work. Without tough jobs, the alternative is working a rice field or planting for exceptionaly little money. Please do not shame these men. Write to the companies in these kinds of jobs, they can invest in safer workplaces. It pays in profits. Look at India's ship breaking yards, not perfect but massivly safer and consiquently more profitable.

[@defencebangladesh4068]

thank you

[@ManojManoj-fq4mq]

God please help them. There's owners will be living happily they never understand these poor peoples hard work. Bless them to get more money for there hard work

[@sooth6119]

Hooly FOCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3:34 like those dudes safety boots !!!

[@breakinn403]

Sorry I forgot to put in the video time 0:41

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

The water is so polluted 😳

[@biticomxvhjg1888]

we are not like india

[@tanvirahmed1760]

Our country is now much different than 2013!

[@blackthorne57]

Yes. I have visited Bangladesh twice each year since 2013, the country is making good progress.

[@shajibuae]

They are the real superman who is working under extream condition.this peole can work without any mordern tools.So try to appriciat instead of complaining.This people are used to do it which you can not..................

[@model-man7802]

I love the "Safety First" signs in the Background. 😱😡