Comments on: Destination: Sitakunda http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/2008/06/destinations-sitakunda/ the pollution tourism blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:57:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andrew http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/2008/06/destinations-sitakunda/#comment-7 Andrew Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:16:20 +0000 http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/?p=5#comment-7 Thanks for the info, Mark. You're totally correct to point out the recycling aspect of these operations, which is after all what makes it a viable business. The 60 Minutes piece has some great shots of formerly nautical kitchen equipment and electrical supplies being sold en masse. What took you to Bhatiary? Take any photos? Thanks for the info, Mark. You’re totally correct to point out the recycling aspect of these operations, which is after all what makes it a viable business. The 60 Minutes piece has some great shots of formerly nautical kitchen equipment and electrical supplies being sold en masse.

What took you to Bhatiary? Take any photos?

]]> By: mark http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/2008/06/destinations-sitakunda/#comment-6 mark Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:55:02 +0000 http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/?p=5#comment-6 The location is not Sitakunda which is 20km north of the shipbreakers - it is mostly in the city of Bhatiary and a little bit in Sitapur to the north (actually pronounced "Shit a purr" locally). They generally don't do cruise ships as Alang specializes in them. They do mostly oil and gas tankers and cargo ships. It is toxic but not as much as you would think. About 98-99% of the ship is recycled, basically everything including excess oil is resold, as it has value. The only thing I saw not being resold is the asbestos. I was there a couple months back. The location is not Sitakunda which is 20km north of the shipbreakers - it is mostly in the city of Bhatiary and a little bit in Sitapur to the north (actually pronounced “Shit a purr” locally). They generally don’t do cruise ships as Alang specializes in them. They do mostly oil and gas tankers and cargo ships. It is toxic but not as much as you would think. About 98-99% of the ship is recycled, basically everything including excess oil is resold, as it has value. The only thing I saw not being resold is the asbestos.

I was there a couple months back.

]]> By: Victor Tan Chen http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/2008/06/destinations-sitakunda/#comment-5 Victor Tan Chen Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:49:28 +0000 http://www.visitsunnychernobyl.com/?p=5#comment-5 Great post. Maybe you should also go to that New Mexican hole in the ground where they're dumping all that nuclear waste (you can bring your geiger counter). Speaking of shitty beaches, have you seen that Atlantic Monthly article by William Langewiesche about shipbreaking at Alang? Here is a copy: http://www.wesjones.com/shipbreakers.htm. Great post. Maybe you should also go to that New Mexican hole in the ground where they’re dumping all that nuclear waste (you can bring your geiger counter). Speaking of shitty beaches, have you seen that Atlantic Monthly article by William Langewiesche about shipbreaking at Alang? Here is a copy: http://www.wesjones.com/shipbreakers.htm.

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