Each year hundreds of old tankers, ferries and cargo ships from around the world are beached on the mud flats of southeastern Bangladesh, where men armed with cutters and hammers dismantle them for scrap metal, salvaging what they can.


Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are responsible for recycling up to 80% of the world’s out-of-service ships, according to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform.


Photos: Jana Asenbrennerova