Ship-Breaking is what it’s called.

Along the coast of Scotland, there is a small harbor created for one purpose, to chew up and recycle big ships. They tow the vessels with a tug boat, close the canal gate and then pump the water out, leaving the ship high and dry. Then, vehicles enter the dry harbor floor and begin the process of dismantling and hauling away the steel, to be loaded aboard another ship, which takes the steel away to be melted down and repurposed, for cars, or perhaps new ships. I find this both beautiful and fascinating and wanted to share it with you here.

[@briandonaldson408]

Its not a harbour, it was created in the 1970's to build the Ninian Central oil production platform.

[@yachtinglifestyle]

Thanks for your contribution!

[@user-ms7vm8gu9m]

Brings back memories, I was involved in the creation of this hole in the ground, a lot of people on the west coast made some serious money back then.

[@rickkearn7100]

Excellent production, sir. Well done. I often wonder which is more cost-effective; recycling steel or manufacturing from ore.

[@yachtinglifestyle]

Thank you! I'm sure that recycling must be cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

[@Subie-Driver]

What a great way to repose a oil rig production facility. We have one of those here in NL. This would be a great way to repurpose it.

[@deborahhymer9315]

Wow!

[@joeschott6658]

Q: Why not also park the haul away ship near the razed ship and simultaneously load that ship instead of the trucking redundancy of twice hauling away the salvaged materials?

[@yachtinglifestyle]

I'm sure they've done the math and found this to be the most productive and safe approach. Thanks for your contribution!

[@tonygreenhalgh2981]

The ship could be doing other charters how long do you think it take to burn a ship up😂

[@Schmoddy1993]

That is a decent scrapping of the ships. What is happening in Turkey or India is simply a crime against the environment

[@Elcicikos]

How long it takes to pump water out?

[@anastasiszaroliagis5066]

Clear mob...😊

[@wayneschenk5512]

Must cost then the Indian facilities.

[@Romgenas]

Cost??

[@robertovolpato406]

Ma dove e’ questo posto …. Inghilterra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿?

[@yachtinglifestyle]

è in Scozia. Grazie!

[@patrickbureau1402]

Hey - is this Ai? - where are all the other shipz & dark colored sandle footed workerz - hum ? 🇨🇦

[@timcarnell5133]

Scotland.

[@larviktaxi146]

But we dont want music…

[@yachtinglifestyle]

Thanks for your contribution. Use your mute button.

[@larviktaxi146]

@@yachtinglifestyle authentic sound is the key element

[@jeandechabrier3998]

Much too expensive. The Bangladeshis do this job cheap and simple. And they get cheap furniture, washing mashines an Doors.